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Species Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
    • South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
    • Tasmania: Tas. coast
    • Western Australia: Lower W coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, littoral, sublittoral.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2014 OCTOPODIDAE 10-May-2012 MODIFIED Dr Mark Norman
12-Feb-2010 (import)