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.)
- Octopus djinda Amor, M.D. & Hart, A.M. 2021. Octopus djinda (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): a new member of the Octopus vulgaris group from southwest Australia. Zootaxa 5061(1): 145-156 [148].
Type data:
Holotype WAM S.89010 ♂ 138.6 mm ML, Esperance Bay, WA [-33.84, 121.91].
Paratype(s) WAM S.89001 ♂, 176.1 mm ML, Geraldton, WA [-28.83, 114.55]; WAM S.89009 ♀, 163.4 mm ML, same as holotype; WAM S.89018,-21,-22 1 ♀, 2 ♂, 124-127 mm ML, Mandurah, WA [-32.76, 115.52]; WAM 89006 ♀, 149.7 mm ML, Geraldton, WA [-28.92, 114.57].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Octopus aff. tetricus. —
Hart, A.M., Murphy, D., Hesp, S.A. & Leporati, S. 2019. Biomass estimates and harvest strategies for the Western Australian Octopus aff. tetricus fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science [International Council for the Exploration of the Sea] 76(7): 2205-2217 - Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 [a misidentification]. —
Joll, L.M. 1977. Growth and food intake of Octopus tetricus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in aquaria. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28(1): 45-56
Stranks, T.S. 1998. The systematic and nomenclatural status of the Octopodinae described from Australia (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 529-547 [541] (in part)
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.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Distribution References
- Amor, M.D. & Hart, A.M. 2021. Octopus djinda (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): a new member of the Octopus vulgaris group from southwest Australia. Zootaxa 5061(1): 145-156
- Reid, A. 2016. Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing pp. 446. [396] (as Octopus cf. tetricus)
General References
Norman, M.D., Finn, J.K. & Hochberg, F.G. 2014. Family Octopodidae. pp.36-215 in Jereb, P., Roper, C., Norman, M., & Finn, J. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. Rome, Italy : FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes pp. 353. [58]
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. (as Octopus cf. tetricus)
Reid, A. 2016. Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing pp. 446. [397] (as Octopus cf. tetricus)
Roper, C.F.E., Sweeney, M.J. & Nauen, C.E. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol.3. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synopsis No. 125(3), 277 pp. [209] (as Octopus tetricus, a misidentification in part)
Common Name References
Amor, M.D. & Hart, A.M. 2021. Octopus djinda (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): a new member of the Octopus vulgaris group from southwest Australia. Zootaxa 5061(1): 145-156 [150] (Star Octopus)
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation - Fish Names Committee 2019. AS 5300-2019: Australian Fish Names Standard. Deakin West, ACT : Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 5, pp. 184. [Database available online at https://www.frdc.com.au/knowledge-hub/standards/australian-fish-names-standard] (Western Rock Octopus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHALOPODA | 03-May-2022 | ADDED |