Common octopus. U. S. Virgin Islands, Coki Beach, St. Thomas.
Date 2004
Source NOAA Photo Library: reef1073 http://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5114745644/
Author Becky A. Dayhuff, Environmental Educator.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reef1073_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.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.