Enteroctopus zealandicus

Yellow octopus
Enteroctopus zealandicus. Photo by Darren Stevens, NIWA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Enteroctopodidae
Genus: Enteroctopus
Species:
E. zealandicus
Binomial name
Enteroctopus zealandicus
(Benham, 1944)
Range of Enteroctopus zealandicus
Synonyms
  • Octopus zealandicus
    Dell, 1951

Enteroctopus zealandicus, the yellow octopus, is a large octopus of the genus Enteroctopus. It is endemic to the waters surrounding New Zealand.