The Korean common octopus is an East Asian octopus with a small body and long, slender arms. It is not found in the wild in U.S. coastal waters. It is also called the long arm octopus.
Appearance
Appearance
The body is small compared with the long, slender arms; the front arms are especially long.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Tidal mudflats
Coastal seafloor
Range
Native to coastal Korea, China, and Japan. It is not a wild U.S. coastal species.
Behavior
Diet
In a Korean mudflat study, crabs were the main prey found in its stomachs.
Activity
On Korean mudflats, it shelters in burrows and comes out to feed.
Life cycle
Breeding season
In Korea, spawning is mainly in May and June.
Nest
In Korea, a female guards her eggs inside a shelter beneath a mudflat.
Name and classification
About the name
It is also known by the scientific name Callistoctopus minor.