Day Octopus
Octopus cyanea
Sighting evidence at Octopus Rock, Musandam Peninsula
Photo: Doug Finney · CC BY-NC
Octopus Rock earns its name from an unusually high density of day octopus, which actively hunt crabs and small fish across the rubble-strewn seafloor during daylight hours. Their sophisticated camouflage — switching skin texture and color in under a second — makes every encounter an exercise in careful observation. The abundance of prey in the tidal currents appears to support far more individuals here than at comparable sites in the region.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Day Octopus is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.