Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)

White-spotted octopus

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Callistoctopus macropus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Callistoctopus macropus

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Octopodidae | Octopodinae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

; εύρος βάθους 1 - 100 m (Αναφ. 83938). Tropical; 46°N - 30°S, 32°E - 37°E (Αναφ. 275)

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Circumglobal in warm to temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm ML αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 105659); common length : 80.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 417); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 2.0 kg (Αναφ. 275)

Minimum depth from Ref. 104052. Also caught by artisanal fishing gears (spears, hooks, lures, and traps; Ref. 417). Maximum total length ranges from 120 to 150 cm (Ref. 3722). Found in coralline bottoms (Ref. 417), coral reefs, sandy and rubble bottoms, particularly in subtidal areas (Ref. 83938).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.