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  Color pink
  Name Giant octopuses
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Mollusc a
  Classis Cephalopod a
  Ordo Octopoda
  Familia Octopodidae
  Subfamilia Octopodinae
  Genus '''''Enteroctopus'''''
  Genus Authority Rochebrune & Mabille , 1889
  Subdivision Ranks Species


''Enteroctopus'' is an octopus Genus , many of whose members are sometimes known as '''giant octopuses'''. However, one member of this genus is extremely small in size.


  • ) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.


Giant octopuses are found in cooler waters than their tropical cousins. They feed on mainly fish, Bivalves , and Crustaceans .