Argonauta argo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the argonauta argo lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Argonauta argo
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe, North America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Argonautidae

Where does the argonauta argo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the argonauta argo in 4 countries and territories across Africa, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 argonauta argo endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the argonauta argo?

The argonauta argo (Argonauta argo) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Argonautidae, genus Argonauta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the argonauta argo

Argonauta argo, also known as the greater argonaut, is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta. In some parts of Guangdong, China, this species is locally known as “白海马巢” While the name literally translates as "white sea-horse's nest", the term "sea-horse" in regional Sinitic languages actually refers to sand crabs (such as ghost crabs) rather than the animal commonly known as a seahorse, and bears no relation to horses. In Taizhou, local elderly speakers refer to its shell as "sea-horse shell", while the soft body is called "octopus".

A. argo was the first argonaut species to be described and is consequently the type species of the genus. The type specimen of A. argo was collected in the Mediterranean Sea and is deposited at the Linnean Society of London.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Argonauta argo (revision 1350652811), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q39514 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).