Abdopus aculeatus Algae Octopus, Prickly Octopus

Abdopus aculeatus is commonly referred to as Algae Octopus, Prickly Octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17598 

AphiaID:

409949 

Scientific:

Abdopus aculeatus 

German:

Algen-Krake 

English:

Algae Octopus, Prickly Octopus 

Category:

Głowonogi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Abdopus (Genus) > aculeatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. d'Orbigny, ), 1834 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Tulamben 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 17 Meter 

Habitats:

Beach, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns, Grottoes 

Size:

2.76" - 16.93" (7cm - 43cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Abdopus abaculus
• 
  Abdopus aculeatus
  Algen-Krake
• Abdopus capricornicus
• Abdopus horridus
• Abdopus tenebricus
• Abdopus tonganus
• Abdopus undulatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-12 20:30:52 

Last edit:

2025-07-12 20:43:46 

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