Amphioctopus siamensis
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| Amphioctopus siamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Amphioctopus |
| Species: | A. siamensis |
| 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).
