Southern blue-ringed octopus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern blue-ringed octopus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hapalochlaena maculosa
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Octopodidae

Where does the southern blue-ringed octopus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern blue-ringed octopus in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

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 southern blue-ringed octopus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern blue-ringed octopus?

The southern blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Hapalochlaena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern blue-ringed octopus

The southern blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is one of four extremely venomous species of blue-ringed octopuses. It is most commonly found in tidal rock pools along the south coast of Australia. As an adult, it can grow up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long (top of the mantle to the tip of the arms) and on average weighs 26 grams (0.9 oz). They are normally a docile species, but they are highly venomous, possessing venom capable of killing humans. Their blue rings appear with greater intensity when they become aggravated or threatened.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern blue-ringed octopus (revision 1373806892), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1850495 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).