Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae octopuses

Genus: Amphioctopus

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Amphioctopus aegina
[Sandbird octopus]

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Amphioctopus arenicola
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Amphioctopus burryi
[Brown-striped octopus]

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Amphioctopus exannulatus
[Plain-spot octopus]

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Amphioctopus fangsiao
[Gold-spot octopus]

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Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
[Stareye octopus]

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Amphioctopus marginatus
[Veined octopus]

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Amphioctopus membranaceus
[Webfoot octopus]

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Amphioctopus mototi
[Poison ocellate octopus]

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Amphioctopus neglectus
[Neglected ocellate octopus]

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Amphioctopus ovulum
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Amphioctopus polyzenia
[Arm-banded ocellate octopus]

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Amphioctopus rex
[King ocellate octopus]

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Amphioctopus robsoni
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Amphioctopus siamensis
[Siamese ocellate octopus]

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Amphioctopus varunae
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Scientific Name Amphioctopus aegina Amphioctopus arenicola Amphioctopus burryi Amphioctopus exannulatus Amphioctopus fangsiao Amphioctopus kagoshimensis Amphioctopus marginatus Amphioctopus membranaceus Amphioctopus mototi Amphioctopus neglectus Amphioctopus ovulum Amphioctopus polyzenia Amphioctopus rex Amphioctopus robsoni Amphioctopus siamensis Amphioctopus varunae	English Name Arm-banded ocellate octopus Brown-striped octopus Gold-spot octopus King ocellate octopus Neglected ocellate octopus Plain-spot octopus Poison ocellate octopus Sandbird octopus Siamese ocellate octopus Stareye octopus Veined octopus Webfoot octopus	Distribution Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Central Pacific Indo-Pacific Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Northwest Pacific Northwest Pacific. Subtr Pacific Ocean. Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean.	Max. Length 7 ML 10 ML 13 TL 20 TL 24.6 TL 30 TL 32 TL 35.8 TL	Year 1832 1841 1849 1888 1917 1941 1950 1964 1971 1992 1993 1999 2005

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