Frilled Pygmy Octopus
Octopus superciliosus
- Usual depth7–25 m
- Water temperature15–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Octopus superciliosus is a species of octopus. It was first described in 1832 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard based on a specimen found off Victoria during the 1826 to 1829 voyage of the Astrolabe.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Octopus superciliosus”, 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: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–25 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Frilled Pygmy Octopus
Other scientific names: Octopus duplex, Octopus westerniensis
Similar species
Common Atlantic octopusOctopus vulgaris
Big blue octopusOctopus cyanea
Gloomy octopusOctopus tetricus
Southern Keeled OctopusOctopus berrima
Southern sand octopusOctopus kaurna
Common Long-arm OctopusOctopus 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).
- 21 open-data records from 1960 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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