Kaharoa Octopus

Octopus kaharoa

Cephalopods
IUCN: Near threatened

Usual depth110–439 m
Water temperature12–18 °C
Best monthsJanuary
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: 43 records
February: 3 records
March: 5 records
April: 7 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 2 records
August: 0 records
September: 9 records
October: 12 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 110–439 m · Deepest record: 511 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 1 records
130+ m: 72 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 11 records
16–18 °C: 56 records
18–20 °C: 10 records

Names and classification

English: Kaharoa Octopus

Similar species

Common Atlantic octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Big blue octopus
Octopus cyanea
Gloomy octopus
Octopus tetricus
Southern Keeled Octopus
Octopus berrima
Southern sand octopus
Octopus kaurna
Common Long-arm Octopus
Octopus minor

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).
100 open-data records from 1994 to 2021.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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