| Octopodidae (octopuses), subfamily: Octopodinae |
| 16.5 cm ML (male/unsexed); max.weight: 750.0 g |
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benthic; marine; depth range 70 - 700 m |
| Mediterranean Sea and Northeast Atlantic: from Spain south to Morocco, and the Mediterranean. |
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| Minimum depth from Ref. 105634. Benthic (Ref. 1970). Inhabits the lower continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on crustaceans (Reptantia and Natantia), fish and cephalopods (Ref. 106837). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 18 August 2015 Ref. 123251)
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Known from Galician and Cantabrian shelf (Ref. 105401), Strait of Gibraltar, Cape Creus (Ref. 104404), Vilanova i la Geltrù, Fuengirola, Palma de Mallorca, Alcudia (Ref. 105590), and Gulf of Cadiz (Ref. 105634). C: Refs. 105401, 104404, 105634; M: Refs. 2461, 105586; O: Refs. 105401, 104404, 105634. |
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