Photo credit: (c) Bart, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bart · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Wunderpus photogenicus, the wunderpus octopus, is a small-bodied species of octopus with distinct white and rusty brown coloration. 'Wunderpus' from German "wunder" meaning 'marvel' or 'wonder'.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Wunderpus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 36 records
- February: 29 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 29 records
- May: 30 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 35 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 27 records
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Wonderpus, Wonderpus Octopus, Wunderpus, Wunderpus Octopus
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Pulpo fotogénico
- French
- Poulpe photogénique
Similar species
Big blue octopusOctopus cyanea
- Coconut Octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus
Algae OctopusAbdopus aculeatus
Old woman octopusCistopus indicus
Greater blue-ringed octopusHapalochlaena lunulata
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).
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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