Amphioctopus exannulatus
Species of octopus
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Amphioctopus |
| Species: | A. exannulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) | |
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