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Opisthoteuthis japonica

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Opisthoteuthis japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Opisthoteuthis
Species:
O. japonica
Binomial name
Opisthoteuthis japonica
Taki, 1962 [2]

Opisthoteuthis japonica is a species of octopus that lives in the Pacific Ocean near Japan. Its mantle is about 45 millimeters long, and it's been found at 152 meters deep.[3] O. japonica lives in the neritic zone.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Opisthoteuthis japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163003A963101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163003A963101.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; van der Land, Jacob. "Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 285. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 13 April 2018.