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Created 9/29/2020

Family Octopodidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Callistoctopus luteus

South Kohala, Hawaii

 


North Shore, Oahu

Makai Pier, Oahu, 10 feet


Puako, Hawaii
  

STARRY NIGHT OCTOPUS

Uncommon on shallow reefs at night.  Reddish brown with white warts surrounded by smaller ones.  Attains length of at least 30 inches.  Distribution includes Indonesia and Japan east to Hawaii.