East Pacific red octopus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the East Pacific red octopus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Octopus rubescens
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 East Pacific red octopus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the East Pacific red 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 East Pacific red octopus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the East Pacific red octopus?

The East Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Octopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the East Pacific red octopus

Octopus rubescens (commonly the East Pacific red octopus, also known as the ruby octopus, a preferred common due to the abundance of octopus species colloquially known as red octopus) is the most commonly occurring shallow-water octopus on much of the North American West Coast and a ubiquitous benthic predator in these habitats. Its range extends from the southern Gulf of California to at least the Gulf of Alaska, but may also occur in the western Pacific Ocean. O. rubescens occurs intertidally to a depth of 300 m (980 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article East Pacific red octopus (revision 1376202440), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2289579 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).