4-blotched Umbrella Octopus
Cirroctopus hochbergi
- Usual depth750–1,135 m
- Water temperature14–18 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Cirroctopus hochbergi is a cirrate octopus living between 800 and 1,070 meters deep off the coast of New Zealand. The species is known from 48 specimens. It is most similar to its sister taxon, Cirroctopus mawsoni; however, C. mawsoni's ventral pigmentation is lighter, and the two species have been found in very different areas.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirroctopus hochbergi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 750–1,135 m · Deepest record: 1,306 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- 4-blotched Umbrella Octopus, Four-blotched Umbrella Octopus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 48 open-data records from 1995 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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