Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 11 - 36 m (Ref. 96968). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 130 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96968); max. published weight: 4.2 kg (Ref. 96968)
It's mantle length is 19 cm (Ref. 96968). It lives on soft substrates in the shallow subtidal zone (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.
Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn. 2014. (Ref. 96968)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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