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Ocythoe tuberculata, Football octopod

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Ocythoe tuberculata   Rafinesque, 1814

Football octopod

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Ocythoidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 110525).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96968); 96 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Female mantle length is 31 cm. Male mantle length is 3.0 cm (Ref. 96968). Maximum mantle length for females is 35 cm (Ref. 122360). Ocythoe are reported to be edible (Ref. 96968). Female Ocythoe sp. typically occupy near-surface waters, having been encountered in the upper 10 m and captured in plankton hauls and on hook and line. While male Ocythoe sp. have been collected in pelagic tows at the sea surface, they are not restricted to surface waters, having been collected in closing nets at 100 to 200 m. Species are reported to feed on pteropod and heteropod mollusks, sardines, and crustaceans (Ref. 96968).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cardoso, F. and C. Paredes. 1998. (Ref. 1979)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 August 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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