Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Giant pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) (synonym: Octopus dofleini) on boulder habitat at 115 meters depth. Latitude 38 02 N., Longitude 123 29 W. California, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Date 2004
Source NOAA Photo Library: sanc1689
Author Linda Snook.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanc1689_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
The Giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, northern Japan, and Korea.
