Amphioctopus mototi

Amphioctopus mototi
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. mototi
Binomial name
	Amphioctopus mototi; (Norman, 1993)
Synonyms
	Octopus mototi Norman, 1993;

Amphioctopus mototi, commonly known as the poison ocellate octopus,^[3] is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctpus mototi was first described in 1993, and is found in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia, Rapa Iti, and New Caledonia.^[3] A. mototi measures up to 32 cm (13 in) in length with its mantle reaching up to 10 cm (3.9 in), and can weigh up to 300 g (11 oz). The species is believed to be potentially venomous; it has bright warning colours and is unusually known to be aggressive towards objects such as nets.^[3]

References

^ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus mototi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163236A988390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163236A988390.en. Retrieved 28 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 mototi (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, 77–78. 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 mototi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163236A988390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163236A988390.en. Retrieved 28 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 mototi (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, 77–78. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.

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