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Scientific Name: Amphioctopus fangsiao (d’Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d’Orbigny], 1839-1841)

Synonym: Octopus areolatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Camella octopus, Devilfish, Grey-body octopus, Webfoot octopus
Local/Bangla Name: Octopus (অক্টোপাস)
Camella octopus, Devilfish, Grey-body octopus, Webfoot octopus - Octopus (অক্টোপাস) - Amphioctopus fangsiao - Type: Octopus

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Description:
Body pale in color. Ocelli present, containing gold-colored iridescent ring. Skin sculpture of dorsal mantle, head and webs continues onto oral surface of shallow dorsal web. 4 to 6 dark bars shown on mantle and arm crown in some color patterns, continuing as narrow dark lines along leading edges of arms 1 to 3. Small to moderate-sized, robust species. Pale oval to dumbbellshaped patch present on head between eyes. Web deepest on lateral arms; webs between dorsal arms shallowest. Web margins extend to arm tips. Interbrachial web pouches absent. Two rows of suckers on each arm. Funnel organ W-shaped, limbs of approximately equal length. Anal flaps present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

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