Octopus joubini

Author
Robson, 1929
Common Names
  • Pygmy Octopus
  • Atlantic Pygmy Octopus

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
80 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Tropical Western Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • continental shelf
  • shallow water
References

  • Nesis, K. N. 1975. Cephalopods of the American Mediterranean Sea. English Translations of Selected Publications on Cephalopods. Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 2003, 1(1): 319–358.

  • Vecchione, M. 2002. Cephalopods. Pp. 150–244 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1. Introduction, Mollusks, Crustaceans, Hagfishes, Sharks, Batoid Fishes and Chimaeras. FAO Identificatiion Guide for Fisheries Purposes. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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