Octopus cyanea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the octopus cyanea lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Octopus cyanea
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Octopodidae

Where does the octopus cyanea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the octopus cyanea in 22 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and 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 octopus cyanea endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the octopus cyanea?

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

About the octopus cyanea

Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus or day octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm. This octopus was described initially by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1849; the type specimen was collected off Australia and is at the Natural History Museum in London.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Octopus cyanea (revision 1355304549), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3791011 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).