Short-arm Sand Octopus

Amphioctopus arenicola

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae

Amphioctopus is a genus of octopuses comprising around 18 species. Description Members of the genus Amphioctopus reside in tropical and subtropical waters. These octopuses are found primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans but representatives can also be found in the Atlantic.

Distribution

Short-arm Sand Octopus — (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 9

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAmphioctopus, Wikipedia contributors

Short-arm Sand Octopus

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