Amphioctopus fangsiao: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the amphioctopus fangsiao lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Amphioctopus fangsiao
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Octopoda
Family	Octopodidae

Where does the amphioctopus fangsiao live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the amphioctopus fangsiao in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the amphioctopus fangsiao endangered?

The amphioctopus fangsiao’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the amphioctopus fangsiao?

The amphioctopus fangsiao (Amphioctopus fangsiao) is a cephalopod in the order Octopoda and the family Octopodidae, genus Amphioctopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the amphioctopus fangsiao

Amphioctopus fangsiao, called webfoot octopus, is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus. It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand as well as in the Yellow Sea and surrounding shores. It is also commercially fished.

Individuals of A. fangsiao that share genetic similarities by region are distributed throughout the Yellow Sea by size. They can also be infected by parasites in genus Aggregata and Octopicola.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amphioctopus fangsiao (revision 1373808457), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q13429441 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).