common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Octopus vulgaris
Deutsch: Gemeiner Vielfuß (Octopus vulgaris). 1/30.
Date 1885-90
Source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. http://susi.e-technik.uni-ulm.de:8080/Meyers2/index/index.html
Author Bibliographisches Institut
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meyers_b15_s0716a.jpg
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc belonging to the faimily Octopodidae. Octopus vulgaris is found in the eastern Atlantic extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England to at least Senegal in Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.
