Amphioctopus fangsiao
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Amphioctopus fangsiao, called webfoot octopus,[2] is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus.[3] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand[4] as well as in the Yellow Sea and surrounding Chinese shores. It is also commercially fished.[5][6]
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Amphioctopus fangsiao | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Amphioctopus |
Species: | A. fangsiao |
Binomial name | |
Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839) | |
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Individuals of A. fangsiao that share genetic similarities by region are distributed throughout the Yellow Sea by size.[7][8] They can also be infected by parasites in genus Aggregata and Octopicola.[9]