Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Octopus cyanea - Octopuses are highly intelligent cephalopods known for their problem-solving abilities, camouflage, and eight arms lined with suckers.
Species profile
Day Octopus
Octopus cyanea
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
7
Media items
Photos and videos
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
5
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 2.0–15.7m
- Median 8.8m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 24.0–29.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=6
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 4 contextual.
An early signal
6 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 7 observations / 6 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 5.4–12.3m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun1
Jul–Sep6
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 4
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#6 · Sep 12, 2026
Laha 2
Ambon · Asia 2026
15.7m · Estimated at capture time24.0°C
#5 · Aug 4, 2026
Kimud Shoal
Malapascua, PH · Asia 2026
14.2m · Dive-average context29.0°C#4 · Aug 3, 2026
Kimud Shoal
Malapascua, PH · Asia 2026
17.1m · Dive-average context29.0°C#3 · Jul 17, 2026
Tawali Resort House Reef
Tawali, PNG · Asia 2026
2.0m · Estimated at capture time24.0°C
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