On E. cirrhosa the dorsal surfaces of the mantle, head and arms are terracotta to orange-red. The ventral surface of the arms is often white. Sometimes the dorsal colour extends faintly onto it, but the single row of suckers remain entirely white (1).
North Wales, April 2010. © M.N. Thomas.
14 Octopus vulgaris COMPARE Eledone cirrhosa
