Musky octopus

Eledone moschata

Misk ahtapotu
Mosko ahtapot

Family: Eledonidae
Order: Octopoda
Seas: Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean

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Legal status

The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.

Where is Musky octopus caught?

Peak months by sea.

Sea of Marmara

Aegean Sea

Mediterranean

Frequently asked questions

Which seas is Musky octopus found in?: In our records Musky octopus appears in these seas: Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean.

Which seas is Musky octopus found in?

We have no ground-level record for Musky octopus; what we hold is at sea level. The links below go to the page of the sea in question, and the number beside each one is the total fishing grounds recorded in that sea — it is not a list of grounds for this species.