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Octopus oculifer   (Hoyle, 1904)

Galapagos octopus

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Galapagos Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Known throughout Galapagos (Ref. 96968). C: Refs. 96968, 121568; M: Ref. 3722.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Octopoda () > Octopodidae (octopuses) > Octopodinae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 96968).   Temperate; 1°N - 2°S, 92°W - 89°W (Ref. 96968)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Southeast Pacific: Galapagos.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 42.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 96968)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Mantle length is 12 cm. Small-scale commercial harvest is mainly for human consumption and as bait (Ref. 96968). Found on rocky shores and reefs in intertidal and subtidal areas (Ref. 96968).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn. 2014. (Ref. 96968)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 April 2016

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; esca: usually
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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.