Name

Eledone

white octopus

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Subclass: Coleoidea

Order: Octopoda

Genus: Eledone

Habitat

Aquatic, marine. Benthic, sedimentary soft bottoms.

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder, carnivorous

Distribution

Worldwide, two species in our area. Distributed in a wide range of depths (from 10 to 700 m.).

Conservation status

No problems. Little commercial interest

Additional information

Like Octopus but with a single row of suction cups on each arm.