Octopus bimaculoides Lesser twospotted octopus, Two-spot Octopus

Octopus bimaculoides is commonly referred to as Lesser twospotted octopus, Two-spot Octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Two-spot octopus, 2022

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Scientific:: Octopus bimaculoides
German:: Kalifornische Zweipunktkrake
English:: Lesser Twospotted Octopus, Two-spot Octopus

Category:: Céphalopodes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Octopus (Genus) > bimaculoides (Species)
Initial determination:: Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 22.83" (58 cm)
Weight:: 800 g
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 71.6 °F (18°C - 22°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown