Webfoot Octopus

Amphioctopus membranaceus

Cephalopods
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth27–182 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsNovember
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–182 m · Deepest record: 182 m

20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 10 records

Names and classification

English: Webfoot Octopus

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Pulpo membranoso
French: Poulpe à quatre yeux
Japanese: コツブイイダコ
Thai: ปลาหมึกสายสี่ตา

Other scientific names: Octopus membranaceus

Similar species

Coconut Octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus
Dollfus's octopus
Amphioctopus aegina
Plain-spot Ocellate Octopus
Amphioctopus exannulatus
Gold-spot octopus
Amphioctopus fangsiao
Mototi octopus
Amphioctopus mototi
Arm-banded Ocellated Octopus
Amphioctopus polyzenia

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
27 open-data records from 1832 to 1995.

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