Amphioctopus marginatus Veined octopus, Coconut Octopus

Amphioctopus marginatus is commonly referred to as Veined octopus, Coconut Octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2590 

AphiaID:

534099 

Scientific:

Amphioctopus marginatus 

German:

Ader- oder Venen-Tintenfisch 

English:

Veined Octopus, Coconut Octopus 

Category:

Cephalopoda 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Amphioctopus (Genus) > marginatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Taki, ), 1964 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Djibouti, Eritrea, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Celebes Sea, China, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Northern Territory (Australia), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 190 Meter 

Size:

5.91" - 9.06" (15cm - 23cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Food specialist, Schrimps 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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Catalog of Life:

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  Amphioctopus aegina
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• Amphioctopus arenicola
• 
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• Amphioctopus fangsiao
• Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
• 
  Amphioctopus marginatus
  Ader- oder Venen-Tintenfisch
• Amphioctopus membranaceus
• 
  Amphioctopus mototi
  Giftiger Augenfleck Krake
• Amphioctopus neglectus
• Amphioctopus ovulum
• Amphioctopus polyzenia
• Amphioctopus rex
• Amphioctopus robsoni
• 
  Amphioctopus siamensis
  Giftiger Ocellatus Oktopus
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-09-07 12:41:32 

Last edit:

2019-07-31 21:10:14 

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