sqi’mukw

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: sqi’mukw

Taxon Name: Enteroctopus dofleini

“Common” Name: giant Pacific octopus

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

spiritual

material

trade

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:

The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along Mexico (Baja California), The United States (California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska), Canada (British Columbia), Russia, Eastern China, Japan, and

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Observational Data:
First reported: 1996-09-29
Source: dataPaper
Last reported: 1999-10-02
Source: dataPaper
Obervation count: 2