Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
White-spotted octopus
Callistoctopus macropus
photo by Pillon, Roberto

Family:  Octopodidae (octopuses), subfamily: Octopodinae
Max. size:  18 cm ML (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,000.0 g
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 100 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in warm to temperate waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 104052. Also caught by artisanal fishing gears (spears, hooks, lures, and traps; Ref. 417). Maximum total length ranges from 120 to 150 cm (Ref. 3722).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 22 July 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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