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Octopus cyanea

Octopus cyanea

This species is part of the Blue Biome marine biodiversity dataset.

Ecoregions
Red Sea
Ecoregion types
Coral Reef
Trophic levels
Secondary Consumer
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About this species

Species identity

This species is part of the Blue Biome marine biodiversity dataset.

Role in the ecosystem

Octopus cyanea helps explain how marine food webs function through its ecological role, habitat use, and connection to broader ecosystem change.

Scientific reference

WoRMS

Citation

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(96)00057-3

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Coral Reef

Coral reefs line the warm, salty Red Sea. They are home to many fish and corals found nowhere else, making them very unique. The reefs are beautiful but fragile, as they live in very hot, salty waters. Rising temperatures and salinity changes put them at risk.