Octopus vulgaris in Mediterranean Sea
 
Reference no. Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Ecosystem Mediterranean Sea
Status native
Abundance
Lifestage adults
Regional database
Remarks Distributed along whole western Mediterranean basin; sparse in central basin; few found in Adriatic and northern and north western Ionian Sea; and increased in abundance in eastern Mediterranean. Mostly restricted at depths within 100 m (Ref. 1977). Also known from eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 85339). Also from Ref. 80216.

( e.g. cephalopods )
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