Amphioctopus siamensis
| Amphioctopus siamensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Amphioctopus |
| Species: | A. siamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
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Amphioctopus siamensis, commonly known as the Siamese ocellate octopus,[3] is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctopus siamensis was first described in 1999, and is found in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.[3] A. siamensis measures up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long with a mantle length of up to 6.4 cm (2.5 in).
References
- ^ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Amphioctopus siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T162978A959777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162978A959777.en. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ 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 siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ 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, 81–82. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682. OCLC 71193186 – via Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository.