Indo-Pacific Eledone
Eledone palari
- Usual depth176–382 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Eledone palari, commonly known as the spongetip octopus, is a species of benthic octopus from the coastal waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and the south-western Pacific. The species was formally described in 1992 and is the first species of the genus Eledone to be discovered which is not distributed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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: 10 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 176–382 m · Deepest record: 426 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indo-Pacific Eledone, Spongetip 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).
- 137 open-data records from 1968 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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