Octopus bocki

Octopodidae

Date: July 15, 1935
Locality: Kawela Bay
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Octopus bocki · collected 1935–1957Species page ›

Octopus bocki observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-26.

2017-05-26

Kaneohe Bay, N of Kekepa Island

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2017-05-26

Kaneohe Bay, N of Kekepa Island

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Cite this specimen

Octopus bocki. BPBM 246233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246233.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026