| Octopus ornatus | |
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| Octopus ornatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Octopodinae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852 |
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The ornate octopus (Octopus ornatus) is a tropical species of octopus native to the Indo-Pacific region. Other common names include white-striped octopus and night octopus, in reference to its nocturnal habits. It was previously known as Polypus ornatus. O. ornatus is edible and was recorded in a Hawaiian market in 1914 by S. S. Berry.[1]