Octopus americanus

Octopus americanus   Froriep, 1806

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Octopodidae

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

Benthic; depth range 15 - 200 m (Ref. 131166).  Subtropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 131165)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 79.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131165)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Avendaño, O., A. Roura, C.E. Cedillo-Robles, A.F. Gonzalez, R. Rodriguez-Canul, I. Velazquez-Abunader and A. Geurra. 2020. (Ref. 131165)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).

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