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Description
- 📏 up to 1 m including arms
- 🌊 reef flats and shallow reef slopes
The day octopus (feʻe) hunts during the day on the reef flat, which is unusual for octopuses. It changes colour and texture in seconds to blend into the coral. It feeds on crabs, shellfish and small fish.
In island life
Fishing for feʻe is done at low tide, by hand or with a spear: octopus is a much-loved dish, prepared in coconut milk or as ʻiʻa ota.
Source: Traditional Polynesian cuisine
Tahitian names: common usage in reo Tahiti. French name: Poulpe de jour.
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