Curled octopus
Eledone cirrhosa
Category: Octopus & Squid
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Eledonidae
- Genus
- Eledone
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 7 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 1 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 119 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 12 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 89 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 549 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 167 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 1 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 15 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 230 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 78 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 23 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 298 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 61 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 152 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 44 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 57 records