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Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883
California two-spot octopus| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Octopus bimaculatus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Octopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 96968). Subtropical; 35°N - 20°N, 121°W - 105°W (Ref. 96968)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Central Pacific: from Point Concepcion, California to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 122 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123051); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 96968)
Size refers to length of body and arms (Ref. 865). Small scale harvests for personal consumption are known throughout its range (Ref. 96968).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females brood the eggs for 2 to 4 months required for hatching.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn. 2014. (Ref. 96968)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 April 2016
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 10.5 - 26.8, mean 21.3 (based on 354 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.2).