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Family Octopodidae

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Octopus rubescens

Emerald Bay, Catalina, California, 35 feet

PACIFIC RED OCTOPUS

Common on sand flats at night.  Reddish with pair of white rings on mantle and below head.  Attains arm length of 12 inches.  Alaska to Gulf or California.