Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris · Octopodidae

The common octopus is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all the octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa.

Where the Common octopus lives

Recorded in France, Spain, Portugal, United States of America, South Africa, Greece and Italy (Europe, North America and Africa).

Most records fall in Gerona, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales, Lisboa, Barcelona and Bouches-du-Rhône.

See the Common octopus’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 15,240 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.