Callistoctopus macropus
White-spotted octopus
Langarmiger Krake
Wit-bevlekte octopus
Poulpe tacheté
Pulpo manchado
Moscardino
Distribution
- The tropical Atlantic
- The temperate Atlantic
- The tropical Pacific
- The Red Sea
- The Indian Ocean
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 5 and 100 Meters.
- Rare species.
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
Environment and movement of the nocturnal species
- The animal hunts at night
General behaviour of the species
- Species generally solitary
- The animal may squirt ink if disturbed
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 140 cm
- Maximum age known : 1 year(s)
- The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
- Diet : Bivalve mollusks - - Fishes
Relationship with humans
- The species is good to eat
- The species is exploited in the following sector(s) :
- - Fishing or commercial aquiculture for food
- -Sport or local fishing
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!