Oliver's Octopus

Octopus oliveri

Cephalopods
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–374 m
Water temperature11–26 °C
Best monthsMay and October
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Auckland Museum Collections, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Octopus oliveri, is a species of octopus found in the western Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan, Hawaii, and Kermadec Island, in reefs and boulder coasts.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Octopus oliveri”, 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: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 17 records
June: 1 records
July: 2 records
August: 4 records
September: 2 records
October: 14 records
November: 5 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–374 m · Deepest record: 374 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–26 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 21 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Photos

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Names and classification

English: Oliver's Octopus

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: アナダコ

Other scientific names: Polypus oliveri

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
35 open-data records from 1908 to 2021.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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