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title: "Common Sydney Octopus"
description: "Octopus tetricus — Inne zwierzęta. 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/pl/animal/common-sydney-octopus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Sydney Octopus

> Octopus tetricus — Inne zwierzęta. 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` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- 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

![Common Sydney Octopus](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=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).