Giant Pacific octopus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,486 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See octopuses, squid & cuttlefish on the world map

Scientific name	Enteroctopus dofleini
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 giant Pacific octopus live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the giant Pacific octopus?

The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Enteroctopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant Pacific octopus

The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus and Enteroctopodidae family.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant Pacific octopus (revision 1381225306), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q912404 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).