Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Octopodidae | Octopodinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 17 m (Ref. 96968). Tropical
Western Central Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96968)
Its mantle length is 7 cm (Ref. 96968). It is the most common octopuses sold in the home aquarium trade worldwide. It is fished on a small scale for subsistence consumption and bait (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.
Norman, M.D. and C.C. Lu 2000 Preliminary checklist of the cephalopods of the South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 8:539-567. (Ref. 81752)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
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Food consumption
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
