Species Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993)
Poison Ocellate Octopus
Compiler and date details
2012 - Mark Norman, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Octopus mototi Norman, M.D. 1992 [1993]. Ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: description of two new species and redescription of Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 53(2): 309-344 [imprint date 31 December 1992; available 1993] [329].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F60101 ♂ (66.2 mm), Capricorn Bunker Group, Heron Island, 31 m [23°50'S 152°25'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F60102 ♀ (58.6 mm); AM C154277 ♀ (73.3 mm); QM Mo29325 ♀ (76.7 mm); USNM 817681 ♂ (70.5 mm).
Generic Combinations
- Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993). —
Norman, M.D. & Hochberg, F.G. 2005. The current state of octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 66: 127-154
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea, coastal.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: benthic, inshore, predator.
Juvenile: continental shelf, planktonic.
Continental shelf, inshore, predator.
Common Name References
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [69] (Poison Ocellate Octopus)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2010 | OCTOPODIDAE | 08-Oct-2010 | MOVED | Dr Mark Norman |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |