---
title: "Gewone octopus"
description: "Octopus vulgaris — Andere dieren. The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-octopus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone octopus

> Octopus vulgaris — Andere dieren. The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda.

- Scientific name: *Octopus vulgaris*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 10636
- Wikidata: [Q651361](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651361)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49315)

## Names

- en: Common Octopus
- de: Gewöhnlicher Krake
- es: Pulpo de roca del Atlántico
- fr: Poulpe commun
- nl: Gewone octopus
- pl: Ośmiornica zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4494), FR (1880), PT (954), ZA (782), GR (638), IT (632), HR (213), TR (91), GB (57), MT (55), IL (35), AL (25)

## Summary

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all the octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_octopus

## Photo

![Gewone octopus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-octopus/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184933472

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-octopus?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).