White-striped octopus
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| phylum | Mollusca | The ornate octopus (Octopus ornatus) is a tropical species of octopus native to the Indo-Pacific region. Other common names include white-striped octopus and night octopus, in reference to its nocturnal habits. It was previously known as Polypus ornatus. O. ornatus is edible and was recorded in a Hawaiian market in 1914 by S. S. Berry.
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| class | Cephalopoda | |
| order | Octopoda | |
| family | Octopodidae | |
| species | Octopus ornatus |
