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title: "Pulpo tétrico"
description: "Octopus tetricus — Otros animales. Octopus tetricus, the gloomy octopus, the common Sydney octopus, or the peachy octopus, is a species of octopus from the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/common-sydney-octopus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pulpo tétrico

> Octopus tetricus — Otros animales. Octopus tetricus, the gloomy octopus, the common Sydney octopus, or the peachy octopus, is a species of octopus from the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Octopus tetricus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4523
- Wikidata: [Q2536380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536380)
- iNaturalist taxon: [343444](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343444)

## Names

- en: Common Sydney Octopus
- de: Gemeiner Sydneykrake
- es: Pulpo tétrico
- fr: Poulpe sombre

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3747), NZ (634), NF (50)

## Summary

Octopus tetricus, the gloomy octopus, the common Sydney octopus, or the peachy octopus, is a species of octopus from the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand. O. tetricus belongs to the Octopus vulgaris species group. All species within the O. vulgaris group are similar in morphology, behaviour, and physiology. The English translation of O. tetricus (Latin) is 'the gloomy octopus'. It is a significant species in the fishing industry in Australia. They play an important role in energy flux between trophic levels in the marine environment.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_tetricus

## Photo

![Pulpo tétrico](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-sydney-octopus/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alejandro Treviño · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50883004

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-sydney-octopus?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).