Species Galeoctopus lateralis Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004
Sharkclub Octopus
- Galeoctopus lateralis Norman, M.D., Boucher R. & Hochberg, F.G. 2004. The Sharkclub Octopus, Galeoctopus lateralis, a new genus and species of deep-water octopus from the western Pacific Ocean (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 70: 247-256.
Type data:
Holotype MNHNN 3787 1♂, Tonga, North Kotu group, 417-424 m [19°52'S 174°42'W].
Paratype(s) MNHNN 2115 1♂, Loyaute Ridge, off Lifou Island, New Caledonia, 380 m [20°47'S 167°05'E]; MNHNN 2118 1♂, east coast, New Caledonia, 410-430 [20°35'S 164°58'E]; MNHNN 3786 1♂, North Ha’apai group, Tonga, 391-402 m [19°42'S 174°31'W]; MNHNN 2114 1♂, south of Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, 398-400 m [15°41'S 167°02'E]; MNHNN 3771 1♂, south-east Vanua Levu, Fiji, 360-380 m [16°39'S 179°37'E]; MV F76981 1♀, off Great Barrier Reef, east of Tully, 220 m [18°00'S 147°01'E]; MV F97380 1♂, off Great Barrier Reef, east of Tully, QLD, 300-302 m [17°59'S 147°05'E- 17°59'S 146°06'E]; MV F97379 1♂, off Great Barrier Reef, east of Tully, QLD, Australia, 220 m [17°59'S 147°01'E- 17°57'S 146°58'E]; MNHNN unreg. 1♂, Makassar Strait, Indonesia, 252-215 m [1°57S 119°15'E]; MNHNN unreg. 1♀, Makassar Strait, Indonesia, 180-220 m [1°57S 119°15'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical central and western Pacific Ocean (Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia (Coral Sea), Makassar Strait (Indonesia) and the Philippines
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Slope depths, c. 200-430 m
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOPODIDAE | 08-Oct-2010 | ADDED | Dr Mark Norman |