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Updated 9/30/2020

Family Octopodidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Callistoctopus ornatus



Ma'alaea Bay,Maui

 

Waikiki, Oahu

Waikiki, Oahu

 


South Kohala, Hawaii

ORNATE or NIGHT OCTOPUS    HE'E PULOA

Common on shallow reefs at night.  Slender with rows of fleshy keels and large white dots.  An aggressive species that delivers a painful bite if handled.  Attains length of at least 3 feet.  Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.  Formerly known as Octopus ornatus.