Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 200 m (Ref. 131166), usually 20 - 100 m (Ref. 138825). Subtropical; 13°C - 28°C (Ref. 138825); 41°N - 38°S, 91°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from Connecticut, USA to Florida and Campeche Bank, Yucatan, Mexico, Brazil south to Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 79.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131165)
A cryptic benthic species found in shallow-water. Both juvenile and adult species can be found in cooler waters on rocks, rubble, shell beds, or the boundary between sand and rock, up to 200 meters (Ref. 131166).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Avendaño, O., A. Roura, C.E. Cedillo-Robles, A.F. Gonzalez, R. Rodriguez-Canul, I. Velazquez-Abunader and A. Geurra 2020 Octopus americanus: a cryptic species of the O. vulgaris species complex redescribed from the Caribbean. Aquat. Ecol. 54:909-925 (Ref. 131165)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). |
