name: North Pacific Giant Octopus

flavor_db_name_variants: north pacific giant octopus

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: North Pacific giant octopus

id: 418

name_scientific: Enteroctopus dofleini

description: Enteroctopus dofleini, also known as the giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific giant octopus, is a large cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. It can be found in the coastal North Pacific, usually at a depth of around 65 m (215 ft). It can, however, live in much shallower or much deeper waters. It is arguably the largest octopus species, based on a scientific record of a 71 kg (156 lb) individual weighed live. The alternative contender is the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) based on a 61 kg (134 lb) carcass estimated to have a live mass of 75 kg (165 lb). However, a number of questionable size records would suggest E. dofleini is the largest of all octopus species by a considerable margin.

itis_id: 557227

wikipedia_id: Enteroctopus dofleini

picture_file_name: 425.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 174330

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:44.000Z

legacy_id: 452

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Mollusks

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:41.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 267067

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00418