How deep does the Plain-Spot Octopus live?

The Plain-Spot Octopus (Amphioctopus exannulatus) is typically found at 0–84 m.

How big does the Plain-Spot Octopus get?

The Plain-Spot Octopus grows to about 20 cm.

Plain-Spot Octopus

Amphioctopus exannulatus

Group: Octopus
Typical depth: 0–84 m
Max size: 20 cm
IUCN status: LC

A soft bottom octopus reaching about 20 centimetres, the plain spot octopus turns up on intertidal mudflats and out across muddy, sandy and shelly seabeds and seagrass beds down to roughly 84 metres. Like its relatives it can squeeze its boneless body into the smallest of dens.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 535623.

FAQ

How deep does the Plain-Spot Octopus live?: The Plain-Spot Octopus (Amphioctopus exannulatus) is typically found at 0–84 m.
How big does the Plain-Spot Octopus get?: The Plain-Spot Octopus grows to about 20 cm.