Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 96968). Subtropical; 35°N - 20°N, 121°W - 105°W (Ref. 96968)
Eastern Central Pacific: from Point Concepcion, California to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 122 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123051); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 96968)
Size refers to length of body and arms (Ref. 865). Small scale harvests for personal consumption are known throughout its range (Ref. 96968). It is found in crevices and caves from the low intertidal to a depth of 50 meters (Ref. 865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females brood the eggs for 2 to 4 months required for hatching.
Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn 2014 Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 3. Octopods and vampire squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes 3(4):370p. (Ref. 96968)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.5 - 26.8, mean 21.3 (based on 354 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.2).
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
