Marine Invertebrates
Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)
Octopuses, Squids (Cephalopoda)
Sighting 4232807

Octopus tetricus

Gloomy Octopus at Bawley Point, NSW

Octopus tetricus at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Aug 2019
Octopus tetricus at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Aug 2019
Octopus tetricus at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Aug 2019
Octopus tetricus at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Octopus tetricus 22 Aug 2019 AndrewG
Unidentified 22 Aug 2019 GLemann

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Haliotis rubra rubra (Blacklip Abalone) at Bawley Point, NSW - 21 Aug 2019 by GLemann

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Nerita sp. at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 by GLemann

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Austrocochlea porcata (Zebra top snail) at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 by GLemann

Austrocochlea porcata

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Sabellastarte australiensis (Feather duster worm) at Undefined - 13 Jul 2018 by Winston

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Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail) at Undefined - 13 Jul 2018 by Winston

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Sagmariasus verreauxi (Green Rock Lobster (Fao)) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Jan 2017 by Winston

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Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Baked Bean Anemone) at Bawley Point, NSW - 21 Aug 2019 by GLemann
Hypselodoris bennetti (Hypselodoris bennetti) at Bawley Point, NSW - 21 Aug 2019 by GLemann
Haliotis rubra rubra (Blacklip Abalone) at Bawley Point, NSW - 21 Aug 2019 by GLemann
Nerita sp. at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 by GLemann
Austrocochlea porcata (Zebra top snail) at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 by GLemann
Sabellastarte australiensis (Feather duster worm) at Undefined - 13 Jul 2018 by Winston
Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail) at Undefined - 13 Jul 2018 by Winston
Sagmariasus verreauxi (Green Rock Lobster (Fao)) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Jan 2017 by Winston

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 22 Aug 2019 05:46 AM Recorded on
  • GLemann Recorded by

Species information

  • Octopus tetricus Scientific name
  • Gloomy Octopus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 20m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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