Japetella heathi

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth40–1,000 m
Water temperature5–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and October
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: 1 records
February: 1 records
March: 8 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 2 records
July: 8 records
August: 4 records
September: 1 records
October: 11 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 40–1,000 m · Deepest record: 4,075 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 4 records
120–130 m: 1 records
130+ m: 17 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–29 °C

4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 5 records
8–10 °C: 3 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Eledonella heathi

Similar species

Diaphanous pelagic octopod
Japetella diaphana
Telescope octopus
Amphitretus pelagicus
Amphitretus thielei
Pygmy pelagic octopus
Bolitaena pygmaea

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).
73 open-data records from 1904 to 1989.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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