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Plain-spot Octopus
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Plain-spot Octopus

Amphioctopus exannulatus

Amphioctopus exannulatus, commonly known as the plain-spot octopus is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctopus exannulatus is a small species of octopus, measuring up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in length with its mantle reaching 5 cm (2.0 in). A. exannulatus is found in the Pacific Ocean, with a range reaching from the Philippines to the north coast of Australia. It is sometimes caught as bycatch from prawn trawlers in the Great Barrier Reef, and may be...

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