Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993)
Capricorn octopus
Callistoctopus alpheus
photo by FAO

Family:  Octopodidae (octopuses), subfamily: Octopodinae
Max. size:  43 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 340.0 g
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Its mantle length is 8 cm (Ref. 96968). Inhabits intertidal to shallow subtidal in coral reefs. It emerges at night to forage (Ref. 96968).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 22 July 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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