Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae | Octopodinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 122140). Subtropical; 14°C - 22°C (Ref. 122726); 28°S - 48°S, 129°E - 171°W
Indo-West Pacific: Australia, New Zealand and Chatham Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122140); max. published weight: 2.3 kg (Ref. 122140)
Benthic (Ref. 85025), coastal octopus (Ref. 122142). Typically lives in sandy and rocky substrata (Ref. 122141).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Carrasco, S.A. 2014 The early life history of two sympatric New Zealand octopuses: eggs and paralarvae of Of Octopus huttoni and Pinnoctopus cordiformis. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 41(1):32-45. (Ref. 122140)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
