Amphioctopus neglectus

Amphioctopus neglectus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Amphioctopus
Species:	A. neglectus
Binomial name
	Amphioctopus neglectus; (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
Synonyms
	Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999;

Amphioctopus neglectus, commonly known as the neglected ocellate octopus,^[3] is a species of octopus belonging to the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctopus neglectus is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region and was first described in 1999 after being discovered off the coast of Thailand.^[4] Males are known to reach 22 cm (8.7 in) in length, and females up to 24.6 cm (9.7 in).^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Amphioctopus neglectus is found in benthic waters at a depth of up to 80 m (260 ft) in tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific.^[5] The species is distributed through the Andaman Sea, the Gulf of Thailand, and the coasts of Indochina, and has been found as far west as Kerala, India.^[3]

References

^ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus rex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T162971A959408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162971A959408.en. Retrieved 2 October 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 neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 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. 16, 80–81. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.
^ Nateewathana, A.; Norman, M. D. (1999). "On three new species of ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Thai waters". Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 19 (2): 445–462.
^ ^a ^b "Amphioctopus neglectus, Neglected ocellate octopus : fisheries". sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

[IUCN-1] Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus rex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T162971A959408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162971A959408.en. Retrieved 2 October 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 neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 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. 16, 80–81. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.

[4] Nateewathana, A.; Norman, M. D. (1999). "On three new species of ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Thai waters". Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 19 (2): 445–462.

[SLB-5] "Amphioctopus neglectus, Neglected ocellate octopus : fisheries". sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

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