Read here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-07-caught-in-mauritania-and-eaten-in-japan-the-common-octopus-is-being-fished-out/ The common octopus is a fast-growing and short-lived (one to two years) cephalopod, ranging from South Africa to England and inhabits coastal environments up to a depth of 250 metres but usually around 100 m. Solitary predators who eat crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Their bite is poisonous. Chromatophores in their skin allow…