Opisthoteuthis californiana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Opisthoteuthis californiana Opisthoteuthis californiana Data deficient

Where the opisthoteuthis californiana lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 44 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See octopuses, squid & cuttlefish on the world map

Scientific name	Opisthoteuthis californiana
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Opisthoteuthidae

Where does the opisthoteuthis californiana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the opisthoteuthis californiana in 1 country or territory across North America.

Canada

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 opisthoteuthis californiana endangered?

The opisthoteuthis californiana’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the opisthoteuthis californiana?

The opisthoteuthis californiana (Opisthoteuthis californiana) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Opisthoteuthidae, genus Opisthoteuthis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the opisthoteuthis californiana

Opisthoteuthis californiana, also known as the flapjack octopus or flapjack devilfish, is a species of umbrella octopus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Opisthoteuthis californiana (revision 1381371080), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2518119 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).