California two-spot octopus Octopus bimaculoides Least concern
Where the California two-spot octopus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 186 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See octopuses, squid & cuttlefish on the world map
| Scientific name | Octopus bimaculoides |
|---|---|
| Group | Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | North America |
| Class | Cephalopod |
| Order | Octopoda |
| Family | Octopodidae |
Where does the California two-spot octopus live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the California two-spot octopus in 2 countries and territories across North America.
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 California two-spot octopus endangered?
The California two-spot octopus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the California two-spot octopus?
The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Octopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the California two-spot octopus
The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California. One can identify the species by the circular blue eyespots on each side of its head. Bimacs usually live to be about two years old. They are closely related to Verrill's two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculatus). In 2015, O. bimaculoides became the first octopus to have a fully sequenced genome.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article California two-spot octopus (revision 1360709007), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2616929 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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