| Family: |
Octopodidae (octopuses), subfamily: Octopodinae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 90 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: from Brazil to Argentina. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Minimum depth assumed from its ecology. Inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal zones, on reefs and sandy areas. Found on crevices, boulders and empty gastropod and bivalve shells. Selectively feeds on grapsid crabs and small bivalves. Known to extract living hermit crabs on gastropod shells via drilling. Major source of food for juvenile shark in Argentinean waters (Ref. 96968). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 April 2016 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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