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Table 1. Life history.

Life history of three species of octopus from Northwest Mexico.

Life history	O. bimaculoides	O. hubbsorum	O. bimaculatus	References
Geographic distribution	From CA, USA to Bahia San Quintin in BC, Mexico.	From Bahia Magdalena, BCS to Oaxaca, including the Gulf of California.	From CA, USA to Bahia Vizcaino BCS, including the Gulf of California	(2, 3, 4 and 10)
Reproductive period	Santa Barbara, CA, USA (Dec–May) San Quintin, BCP, Mexico (Oct–Jan)	Pacific coast of BCP (May–Oct) Gulf of California (Mar, Sep–Dec)	Pacific coast of BCP (Jan–Jun) Gulf of California (Jun–Sep)	(1, 2, 3, 5, and 8)
^aFecundity	Eggs laid in festoons 137–780	Clutch eggs 105,000–144,000 Ripe ovarian eggs 240, 050 (range 22,447–545,444)	Clutch eggs >20,000 Ripe ovarian eggs 91,407 ± 75,361 SD (range 11,618–372,269)	(1, 2, 6, 9, 11 and 12)
^aEgg size (length) and ripe ovarian eggs size	10–12 mm (range 9.5–16 mm)	1.66 ± 0.74 mm Ripe ovarian eggs 2.07 mm (range 0.7–3.7 mm)	4–7 mm Ripe ovarian eggs (range 1.8–4 mm)	(1, 2, 3, 9, 11, and 12)
Planktonic larval duration (paralarvae)	Absent, direct development to juvenile, benthic hatchlings	Present but the time is uncertain (Probably ∼60 days)	2–3 months (60 to 90 days)	(1, 2, 3, and 11)
Size at sexual maturity	55 mm (ML) males 110 mm (ML) females	70 mm (ML) males 119.7 mm (ML) females	124.5 mm (ML) males 147.0 mm (ML) females	(2, 6, 8, and 12)
Lifespan (years)	Short (1.0–1.5)	Short (1.5)	Short (1.5–2.0)	(2, 3, and 6)

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