Scuba Season
Least Concern· population trend unknown· assessed 2018

Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Sighting evidence at Mesali Island Reef, Pemba Island

Day Octopus

Photo: Hamadi Mwamlavya · CC BY-NC

Active daytime hunters that change colour and texture in milliseconds, flowing across rubble zones with boneless fluid motion in search of crabs and molluscs.

Evidence at this site

1 record within 25 km

Confidence: low

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How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

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