CaRMS taxon details
Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872)
157011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157011)
accepted
Species
Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait); south Slope of Anticosti Island; Cobscook Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157011 on 2025-04-30
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157011 on 2025-04-30
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(of ) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet fish, crustaceans, and smaller squid [details]Dimensions maximum size of about 100 mm ML [details]
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait); south Slope of Anticosti Island; Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Predators marine mammals, fish [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate. Fertilization is internal but eggs are laid in large communal clusters [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spoonarm octopus | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypolypus bairdii)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypolypus bairdii)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
