Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953
Hubb's octopus
Octopus hubbsorum
photo by FAO

Family:  Octopodidae (octopuses)
Max. size:  22 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum total length is over 1 meter. It is fished along Baja California, on both sides of the southern Gulf of California and south to Oaxaca. It is fished from March to October (Ref. 96968).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 08 April 2016 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Ref. 96968.

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