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Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

  • Common
  • IUCN LC · Least Concern
  • Mollusk
  • North America

About the Giant Pacific Octopus

Known to science as Enteroctopus dofleini, the Giant Pacific Octopus is a mollusk found in North America. It makes its home in the ocean.

This mollusk weighs about 50 kg and can live for around 5 years. At full speed it can reach 40 km/h. Its estimated population is around 100,000 individuals.

In conservation terms it is listed as Least Concern (LC), the IUCN category for species that are widespread or abundant and not currently considered at risk of extinction. In Animal Gacha, its card has Common rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Common cards are the ones you find most often in packs.

Field data

Scientific name
Enteroctopus dofleini
Group
Mollusk
Region
North America
Habitats
Ocean
IUCN status
Least Concern (LC)
Game rarity
Common
Weight
50 kg
Lifespan
5 years
Top speed
40 km/h
Estimated population
100,000

Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.

Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.

Image credit

Creator
NOAA/R. N. Lea [1]
License
Public domainWikimedia Commons public-domain basis: PD US NOAA
Changes
Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
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