Octopus tehuelchus
| Octopus tehuelchus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. tehuelchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1834 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 | |
Octopus tehuelchus, commonly known as the Patagonian octopus, is a species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It is native to shallow waters in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It was first described in 1834 by the French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.