Amphioctopus exannulatus

Amphioctopus exannulatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Amphioctopus
Species:	A. exannulatus
Binomial name
	Amphioctopus exannulatus; (Norman, 1993)
Synonyms
	Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993;

Amphioctopus exannulatus, commonly known as the plain-spot octopus^[3] is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctopus exannulatus is a small species of octopus, measuring up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in length with its mantle reaching 5 cm (2.0 in). A. exannulatus is found in the Pacific Ocean, with a range reaching from the Philippines to the north coast of Australia.^[3] It is sometimes caught as bycatch from prawn trawlers in the Great Barrier Reef, and may be used as bait.^[3]

References

^ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus exannulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163387A1004089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163387A1004089.en. Retrieved 26 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 exannulatus (Norman, 1993)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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, 71–72. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.

[IUCN-1] Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus exannulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163387A1004089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163387A1004089.en. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[WoRMS-2] 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 exannulatus (Norman, 1993)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[FAO-3] 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, 71–72. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.

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