Abdopus aculeatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the abdopus aculeatus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Abdopus aculeatus
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Octopodidae

Where does the abdopus aculeatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the abdopus aculeatus in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the abdopus aculeatus endangered?

The abdopus aculeatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the abdopus aculeatus?

The abdopus aculeatus (Abdopus aculeatus) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Abdopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the abdopus aculeatus

Abdopus aculeatus is a small species of octopus in the order Octopoda. It has the common name algae octopus due to its typical resting camouflage, which resembles a gastropod shell overgrown with algae. It is small in size with a mantle around the size of a small orange (c. 7 cm or 3 inches) and arms 25 cm (10 inches) in length, and is adept at mimicking its surroundings.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Abdopus aculeatus (revision 1373805608), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3166948 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).