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Callistoctopus
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<h2 id="species">Species</h2> <ul><li><i>Callistoctopus alpheus</i> (Norman, 1993) – Capricorn night octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus aspilosomatis</i> (Norman, 1993) – plainbody night octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Southern_white-spot_octopus/MS0RVcF9">Callistoctopus bunurong</a></i> (Stranks, 1990) – southern white-spot octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus dierythraeus</i> (Norman, 1992) – red-spot night octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus graptus</i> (Norman, 1992) – scribbled night octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus lechenaultii</i> (d'Orbigny, 1826)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Callistoctopus_luteus/QvmlJLFE">Callistoctopus luteus</a></i> (Sasaki, 1929) – starry night octopus <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Callistoctopus_macropus/KEId0YhC">Callistoctopus macropus</a></i> (Risso, 1826) – Atlantic white-spotted octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus nocturnus</i> (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Callistoctopus_ornatus/l3o5szMa">Callistoctopus ornatus</a></i> (Gould, 1852) – ornate octopus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Callistoctopus_rapanui/Y5BzVW5J">Callistoctopus rapanui</a></i> (Voss, 1979)</li></ul> Species brought into synonymy <ul><li><i>Callistoctopus arakawai</i> (Taki, 1964): synonym of <i>Callistoctopus ornatus</i> (Gould, 1852)</li> <li><i>Callistoctopus magnocellatus</i> (Taki, 1964): synonym of <i><a href="/facts/Octopus_cyanea/u9vPxoWn">Octopus cyanea</a></i> Gray, 1849</li></ul> <a href="/facts/Species_inquirenda/WusgUwrY">Taxa inquirenda</a> <ul><li><i>Callistoctopus furvus</i> (Gould, 1852): potential name for West Atlantic octopuses currently under <i>C. macropus</i></li> <li><i>Callistoctopus taprobanensis</i> (Robson, 1926)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/spdb/genusgroup.cfm?Genus=Callistoctopus">CephBase: <i>Callistoctopus</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Taki, I. (1964), <i>On eleven new species of the Cephalopoda from Japan, including two new genera of the Octopodinae</i>; Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University, 5 (2) 297-343</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Callistoctopus Iw. Taki, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534103 on 2015-02-02 <a href="http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534103" target="_blank">http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534103</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Atlas of Living Australia website at http://www.ala.org.au. Accessed 13 January 2019. <a href="http://www.ala.org.au" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org.au</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Reid, Amanda (July 1, 2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0393-9. <a href="978-1-4863-0393-9" target="_blank">978-1-4863-0393-9</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Reid, Amanda (July 1, 2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0393-9. <a href="978-1-4863-0393-9" target="_blank">978-1-4863-0393-9</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Reid, Amanda (July 1, 2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0393-9. <a href="978-1-4863-0393-9" target="_blank">978-1-4863-0393-9</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Atlas of Living Australia website at http://www.ala.org.au. Accessed 13 January 2019. <a href="http://www.ala.org.au" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org.au</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Reid, Amanda (July 1, 2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0393-9. <a href="978-1-4863-0393-9" target="_blank">978-1-4863-0393-9</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>MarineBio Conservation Society. Web. Accessed 1/13/2019. <http://marinebio.org/marinebio>. <a href="http://marinebio.org/marinebio" target="_blank">http://marinebio.org/marinebio</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Bouchet, P. (2014). Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534558 on 2015-02-01 <a href="http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534558" target="_blank">http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534558</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"ORNATE OCTOPUS (Octopus ornatus)". Lord Howe Island Museum. https://www.lhimuseum.com/species/view/164 Accessed on 13 January, 2019. <a href="https://www.lhimuseum.com/species/view/164" target="_blank">https://www.lhimuseum.com/species/view/164</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>