Where Gloomy octopus has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Octopus tetricus, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
4,122 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Octopus tetricus through GBIF, from 5 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
- Georeferenced records
- 4,122
- Countries / areas
- 5
- Mapped locations
- 29
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 36
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2289640
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 3,509 records; New Zealand — 559 records; Norfolk Island — 51 records; France — 1 records; United States of America — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2289640) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2289640&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian part of the Indian Ocean; Australian part of the Great Australian Bight; Cape Howe; Australian part of the Coral Sea.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342036 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 4,122 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 3 of the 5 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 2 records in total (France, United States of America).
36 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2289640) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2289640&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342036 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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