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Eledone moschata   (Lamarck, 1798)

Musky octopus

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Portugal 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: C: Refs. 275, 96968.
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Cephalopoda > Octopoda () > Eledonidae () > Eledoninae

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

Benthic; depth range 8 - 496 m (Ref. 114857).   Subtropical; 46°N - 30°N, 10°W - 36°E (Ref. 275)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 9.5, range 8 - 14 cm Max length : 19.4 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 77087); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 77087)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum total length is 74 cm (Ref. 77087). Minimum depth range from Ref. 77087.

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

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 July 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.3 - 17, mean 14.7 (based on 132 cells).
Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.81, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.