How deep does the Lilliput Octopus live?

The Lilliput Octopus (Octopus fitchi) is typically found at 0–20 m.

How big does the Lilliput Octopus get?

The Lilliput Octopus grows to about 4.5 cm.

Lilliput Octopus

Octopus fitchi

Group: Octopus
Typical depth: 0–20 m
Max size: 4.5 cm
IUCN status: DD

Barely the length of a thumb, this small octopus crawls across rubble bottoms in the shallow intertidal and just below it. So little has been recorded of its life that scientists list it as data deficient, but like other shallow water octopuses it hunts small crabs and shellfish among the loose stones.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Octopoda › Octopodidae › Octopus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 341973.

FAQ

How deep does the Lilliput Octopus live?: The Lilliput Octopus (Octopus fitchi) is typically found at 0–20 m.
How big does the Lilliput Octopus get?: The Lilliput Octopus grows to about 4.5 cm.