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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Species of octopus}}<br />
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|status = LC<br />
|status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
|status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Allcock, L. |author2=Taite, M. |author3=Allen, G. |year=2018 |title=''Amphioctopus rex'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T163195A982275 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163195A982275.en |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref><br />
|genus = Amphioctopus<br />
|species = rex<br />
|authority = (Nateewathana & [[Mark Norman (marine biologist)|Norman]], 1999)<br />
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|Octopus rex|Nateewathana & Norman, 1999}}<br />
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |id=534567 |title=''Amphioctopus rex'' (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) |db=mollusca |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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'''''Amphioctopus rex''''', commonly known as the '''king ocellate octopus''' ({{langx|fr|'''poulpe royal ocellé'''}}, {{langx|es|'''pulpo rey ocelado'''}}),<ref name=FAO>{{cite book |last1=Norman |first1=Mark D. |last2=Finn |first2=Julian K. |last3=Hochberg |first3=Frederick G. |author1-link=Mark Norman (marine biologist) |chapter=Family Octopodidae |editor1-last=Jereb |editor1-first=Patrizia |editor2-last=Roper |editor2-first=Clyde F.E. |editor3-last=Norman |editor3-first=Mark D. |editor4-last=Finn |editor4-first=Julian K. |editor2-link=Clyde Roper |year=2016 |title=Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations]] |location=Rome |edition=Revised |series=FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4 |volume=3 |pages= 16, 80–81 |isbn=978-92-5-107989-8 |issn=1020-8682 |oclc=71193186 |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/57241695-4904-470b-b9e2-ee36fbe1a947/content |via=Food and Agriculture Organization Knowledge Repository}}</ref> is a species of [[octopus]] belonging to the genus ''[[Amphioctopus]]''. ''Amphioctopus rex'' is [[Native species|native]] to the tropical [[Indo-Pacific]] region and was first described in 1999 after being discovered off the coast of [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nateewathana |first1=A. |last2=Norman |first2=M. D. |title=On three new species of ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Thai waters |journal=Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication |date=1999 |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=445–462}}</ref> Males of the species have been known to grow up to {{convert|30.5|cm|abbr=on}}, and females up to {{convert|35.8|cm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="sealifebase">{{cite web |title=Amphioctopus rex, King ocellate octopus: fisheries |url=https://sealifebase.se/summary/Amphioctopus-rex.html |website=sealifebase.se |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Distribution and habitat==<br />
''Amphioctopus rex'' is native to the tropical [[Continental shelf|continental]] waters of the northern [[Indo-Pacific]] region, ranging from the coasts of [[Kerala]] in western [[India]] through the [[Andaman Sea]] and [[Gulf of Thailand]] to the waters around [[Indonesia]] and as far south as [[Northern Australia|northern]] [[Australia]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=FAO/><ref name=Norman2005>{{cite journal |last1=Norman |first1=M.D. |last2=Hochberg |first2=F.G. |author1-link=Mark Norman (marine biologist) |year=2005 |title=The Current State of Octopus Taxonomy |journal=Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin |volume=66 |pages=127–154}}</ref> It inhabits coastal waters with muddy or sandy substrates, occurring in the [[intertidal zone|intertidal]] and [[subtidal zone]]s at depths of up to {{cvt|80|m}}.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=FAO/> <br />
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The range of this species includes the coasts of northern Australia ([[Queensland]], the [[Northern Territory]], and [[Western Australia]]), [[Bangladesh]], India, Indonesia, [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Singapore]], and [[Thailand]].<ref name=IUCN/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Molluscs described in 1999]]<br />
[[Category:Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean]]<br />
[[Category:Molluscs of the Indian Ocean]]<br />
[[Category:Gulf of Thailand]]<br />
[[Category:Andaman Sea]]<br />
[[Category:Octopodidae]]<br />
[[Category:Cephalopods of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Cephalopods of Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Least concern biota of Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Mark Norman (marine biologist)]]<br />
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