Rounded Octopus
Bentheledone rotunda
- Group: Octopus
- Typical depth: to 3566 m
- IUCN status: LC
A deep sea octopus known mainly from a single specimen hauled up from well over three thousand metres, far below the reach of sunlight. Like other finned deep water octopuses it lives a slow life on the cold abyssal floor, and the IUCN rates it of least concern though much about it stays unknown.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Octopoda › Megaleledonidae › Bentheledone
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 342284.
FAQ
- How deep does the Rounded Octopus live?
- The Rounded Octopus (Bentheledone rotunda) is typically found at to 3566 m.