Exsuperoteuthis depressa
- Usual depth128–1,074 m
- Water temperature13–24 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Totti, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Exsuperoteuthis depressa, synonym Opisthoteuthis depressa, also known as the Japanese flapjack octopus, is an octopus found in waters near Japan.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Exsuperoteuthis depressa”, 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 128–1,074 m · Deepest record: 1,074 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–24 °C
Photos
(c) Totti, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Opisthoteuthis depressa, Opisthoteuthis japonica
Similar species
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.
- 6 open-data records from 1906 to 1999.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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