Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea is commonly known as Day Octopus. As one of its common names suggests, this species is diurnal unlike most others which are nocturnal. They live for several years and when they mate the female will tend the eggs and then die. The male will lose his ability to camouflage and soon the ability to hunt, so he will also die soon after mating. O.cyanea occurs in temperate to tropical coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reef-Octopus
Reef Octopus
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Day-Octopus
Day Octopus
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Day Octopus Octopus cyanea
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda (Octopuses)
Family: Octopodidae (Octopodidae)
Genus: Octopus (Octopus)
Species: Octopus cyanea

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Day Octopus

Michelle
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Manta Queen 7
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Apr 2023
Joel Rajesh
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Andaman
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Apr 2022

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