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Least Concern· population trend unknown· assessed 2018

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus

Sighting evidence at La Parguera Wall, Puerto Rico

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Photo: Jillian Daly · CC BY-NC

La Parguera's night dives are renowned for octopus encounters, with reef octopuses emerging from their dens shortly after sunset to hunt across the rubble and coral base. Their colour-changing camouflage is best appreciated by torchlight as they shift through dozens of patterns within seconds.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file
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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