Where has the Common Octopus been recorded?

Octopus vulgaris occurrence evidence comes from 3,330 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1873 to 2026. Most records come from Puerto Rico.

• 3,330 records
• 49 places
• 87 years recorded
• Cephalopoda class

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When it is recorded

Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Common Octopus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Common Octopus. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 49 places.