Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Lesser twospotted octopus
Octopus bimaculoides
photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:  Octopodidae (octopuses)
Max. size:  12 cm ML (male/unsexed); max.weight: 800.0 g
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: from San Simeon, California, USA to Guerrero Negro, Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum length expressed as dorsal mantle length. Small-scale harvests occur in intertidal areas such as La Jolla, California for personal consumption, as bait and as aquarium animals. Sold commercially as a favoured aquarium species (Ref. 96968).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 20 April 2016 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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