| Family: |
Tremoctopodidae (blanket octopods) |
| Max. size: |
100 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 250 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Female mantle length is 25 cm. Male mantle length is to at least 1.5 cm (Ref. 96968) and maximum mantle length for females is 50 cm (Ref. 105659). Juveniles have been collected at depths ranging from 0 to 250 m (Ref. 96968). Observed at the surface at night but may undergo small diel vertical migrations. Females are reported to feed on pteropod molluscs and small fishes. Known to occur, on occasion, in plague proportions (Ref. 96968). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2014 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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