Species Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990)
Southern White-spot Octopus
- Octopus bunurong Stranks, T.N. 1990. Three new species of Octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 457-465 [462].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F53223 ♂, adult (55.0 mm), Townsend Point, Wilsons Promontory, VIC [38°49'S 140°16'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F53221 ♀, adults (45.5 mm); SAM D17986 ♂, adult (93.2 mm); SAM D17983 ♂, adult (40.3 mm); NMV F57445 ♂ (37.5 mm).
Generic Combinations
- Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990). —
Norman, M.D. & Hochberg, F.G. 2005. The current state of octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 66: 127-154
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: benthic, continental shelf, inshore, predator.
Juvenile: benthic, continental shelf, inshore.
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. [63] (Southern White-spot Octopus)
History of changes
| 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 |