Order
Common name: Octopus
Scientific name: Octopoda
Octopoda is an order within the class Cephalopoda, known for the highly intelligent and behaviorally complex octopuses. Members of this order have eight arms, a soft body, and lack a shell. Octopuses are known for their ability to change color and texture, escape from enclosures, and use tools. In the aquarium, they require a species-specific setup with secure lids to prevent escape, and enrichment to stimulate their intelligence. They are generally not reef-safe as they may prey on small fish and invertebrates.
- Common name: Algae OctopusScientific name: Abdopus aculeatus
- Common name: Veined octopusScientific name: Amphioctopus marginatus
- Common name: Starry night octopusScientific name: Callistoctopus luteus
- Common name: Whitespot octopusScientific name: Callistoctopus macropus
- Common name: Greater blue-ringed octopusScientific name: Hapalochlaena lunulata
- Common name: Lesser blue-ringed octopusScientific name: Hapalochlaena maculosa
- Common name: Two-spotted octopusScientific name: Octopus bimaculatus
- Common name: Big blue octopusScientific name: Octopus cyanea
- Common name: common octopusScientific name: Octopus vulgaris
- Common name: Mimic OctopusScientific name: Thaumoctopus mimicus
- Common name: Wonderpus octopusScientific name: Wunderpus photogenicus