Southern Keeled Octopus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 46 records
February: 28 records
March: 53 records
April: 65 records
May: 47 records
June: 24 records
July: 11 records
August: 19 records
September: 16 records
October: 27 records
November: 33 records
December: 27 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–166 m · Deepest record: 268 m

0–10 m: 17 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–19 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 63 records
16–18 °C: 28 records
18–20 °C: 6 records

Photos

(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christopher Mark · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Southern Keeled Octopus

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Pulpo membranoso austral
French: Poulpe membraneux méridional

Similar species

Common Atlantic octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Big blue octopus
Octopus cyanea
Gloomy octopus
Octopus tetricus
Southern sand octopus
Octopus kaurna
Common Long-arm Octopus
Octopus minor
Oliver's Octopus
Octopus oliveri

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).
173 open-data records from 1915 to 2015.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.