Amphioctopus exannulatus, commonly known as the plain-spot octopus 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. It is sometimes caught as bycatch from prawn trawlers in the Great Barrier Reef, and may be used as bait.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Plain-spot Octopus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amphioctopus burryi
- Amphioctopus marginatus
- Macrotritopus defilippi
- Ascarosepion papuense
- Octopus berrima
- Ascarosepion bandense
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Octopodidae
- Genus
- Amphioctopus
- Species
- Amphioctopus exannulatus
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