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Octopus cyanea
Octopodidae
- Collected by
- H. Shigemoto; HIMB, University Of HawaiiHIMB, University Of Hawaii →H. Shigemoto →
- Date
- November 26, 1955
- Locality
- Kawaihau District; Kapaa; North Kapaa Reef; T.A. (in quadrat 2)
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0980, -159.3636 ± 6,300 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Octopus cyanea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
Tunnels Beach, Hawaii 96746, USA
(c) fpuerzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) crazy_shark_lady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) maedernlan06, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) sillygoose6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-29
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) maedernlan06, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Octopus cyanea. BPBM 246231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246231.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026