| Enteroctopodidae (), subfamily: Octopodinae |
| 300 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 272 kg |
|
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 1500 m |
| Indo-Pacific and Northwest Atlantic: from Baja California northwest to Alaska and west to Japan. Tropical to boreal. |
|
|
| World's largest octopus species (Refs. 106261, 106263). It's mantle length is to at least 60 cm (Ref. 96968). Common weight: 2,000 to 10,000 g (Ref. 275). Females grow larger than males (Ref. 3722). Radial spread may measure up to 9.8 m (Ref. 99323). |
|
(LC); Date assessed: 28 July 2014 Ref. 123251)
|
|
|
Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
