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Species Octopus djinda Amor, 2021

Western Rock Octopus, Star Octopus (The species epithet djinda is a word meaning “star” used among the Nyoongar First Nations people of SW Australia.)

 

Introduction

Widely treated as O. tetricus Gould 1852 prior to 2000. Supports a productive fishery in WA

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay (25.51°S) to Cape Le Grand (122.55°E), Western Australia; temperate, east Indian Ocean

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Distribution References

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)
CEPHALOPODA 03-May-2022 ADDED