Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Amphioctopus |
| Species: | A. kagoshimensis
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| Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888)
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Amphioctopus kagoshimensis, commonly known as the stareye octopus[3] is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. It was first described in 1888, and is found in the Pacific Ocean from the southern coast of Japan to Taiwan. Amphioctopus kagoshimensis measures up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and has a mantle length of up to 8.6 cm (3.4 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus kagoshimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163358A1001647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163358A1001647.en. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K.; Hochberg, Frederick G. (2016). "Family Octopodidae". In Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (eds.). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4. Vol. 3 (Revised ed.). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 15, 73–74. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.
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