Octopuses, Cuttlefish or Squid species

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20 species

Euprymna tasmanica (Southern Dumpling Squid)

Hapalochlaena maculosa (Southern Blue-ringed Octopus)

Idiosepius notoides (Southern Pygmy Squid)

Octopus australis (Hammer Octopus)

Octopus berrima (Southern Keeled Octopus)

Octopus berrima

photo by Julian Finn/Museum Vic.

Octopus berrima

Octopus kaurna (Southern Sand Octopus)

Octopus kaurna

photo by Julian Finn/Museum Vic.

Octopus maorum (Maori Octopus)

Octopus maorum

photo by Mark Norman Vic.

Octopus maorum

Octopus maorum

Octopus pallidus (Pale Octopus)

Octopus pallidus

photo by Julian Finn/Museum Vic.

Octopus pallidus

Octopus sp. (Octopus)

Octopus tetricus (Gloomy Octopus)

Octopus tetricus

Octopus tetricus

Octopus tetricus

Octopus tetricus

Octopus tetricus

Octopus tetricus

Sepia apama (Giant Cuttlefish)

Sepia apama

photo by Mark Norman /Museum Victoria

Sepia apama

Sepia apama

Sepia braggi (Slender Cuttlefish)

Sepia mestus (Reaper Cuttlefish)

Sepia novaehollandiae (Sepia novaehollandiae)

Sepia plangon (Mourning Cuttlefish)

Sepia rozella (Rosecone Cuttlefish)

Sepia sp. (genus) (Cuttlefish)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepia sp. (genus)

Sepioloidea lineolata (Striped Pyjama Squid)

Sepioteuthis australis

Sepioteuthis australis

Sepioteuthis australis

Spirula spirula (Ram's Horn Squid)

Spirula spirula

photo by Liz Allen

Spirula spirula

Conservation level

Local native (change?)

Invasiveness

All invasiveness levels (change?)

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