Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae | Octopodinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 865). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 122 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123051); max. published weight: 2.7 kg (Ref. 123051)
Size refers to length of body and arms (Ref. 865). 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.
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.5 - 26.8, mean 21.3 (based on 354 cells).
