common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Octopus or devil fish octopus vulgaris
Date between 1878 and 1879
Source Popular Science Monthly Volume 14
Author Unknown
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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.
