Species Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993)
Capricorn Night Octopus
- Octopus alpheus Norman, M.D. 1993. Four new octopus species of the Octopus macropus group (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 53(2): 267-308 [Date published 1993: imprint date 31 December 1992; available 1993] [270].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F57930 ♂ (74.2 mm), Tryon Is., Capricorn Bunker Group, QLD, 0.1–0.2 mm [23°15'S 151°47'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F60100 ♂ ♀ (61.9, 70.1 mm), Tryon Is., Capricorn Bunker Group, QLD, 0.1–0.2 mm [23°15'S 151°47'E]; NMV F65660 ♀ (78.2 mm), Tryon Is., Capricorn Bunker Group, QLD, 0.1–0.2 mm [23°15'S 151°47'E].
Generic Combinations
- Callistoctopus alpheus (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
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: benthic, continental shelf, nocturnal, predator.
Juvenile: benthic, continental shelf.
Continental shelf.
General References
Norman, M.D. 1993. Four new octopus species of the Octopus macropus group (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 53(2): 267-308 [Date published 1993: imprint date 31 December 1992; available 1993] (life history, behaviour, distribution)
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 |