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Octopus vulgaris   Cuvier, 1797

Common octopus

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Greece country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: M: Refs. 275, 2461.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Common octopus, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Octopoda () > Octopodidae (octopuses)

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

Rifbewoner; oceanodroom (Ref. 75927); diepteverspreiding 0 - 347 m (Ref. 417), usually 0 - 100 m (Ref. 1977).   Tropical; ? - 7°C (Ref. 275), preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 57°N - 38°S, 98°W - 146°E (Ref. 275)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?, range 8 - 11.3 cm Max length : 180 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 104052); 120 cm TL (female); Maximaal gepubliceerd gewicht: 10.0 kg (Ref. 275)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Maximum common depth is 150 m in Ref. 75927. Maximum depth range from Ref. 114857. Maximum length for female from Ref. 804. This octopus is taken by amateur fishers and in small to large-scale harvest throughout its range. The greatest fishery effort occurs off northwest Africa, and it is know as one of the most valuable octopod species throughout the Mediterranean Sea where it is marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 96968).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 April 2016

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: landings, soortsprofiel | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

E-book | Veldgids

Internet-bronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Visserij: soortsprofiel; publication : search) | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10 - 28.9, mean 25.8 (based on 8514 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.38-0.72; tm=1.2).
Prior r = 0.77, 95% CL = 0.51 - 1.15, Based on 4 full stock assessments.
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.