Squid
Curled Octopus
Eledone cirrhosa
How to spot it
Our commonest octopus: a smooth, sac-like body and eight long arms that curl at the tips, each arm with a SINGLE row of suckers (the key difference from the common octopus). Orange-brown, tucked into rocky crevices.
Usually seen at
23-185 m (median 74 m)
Size
Medium (10-50 cm)
Habitat
Rocky crevice, Sandy bottom
Behaviour
Hiding, On bottom, Solitary
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).