A large octopus with an armspan of up to 50cm. Both the common and scientific names for this octopus come from Rapa Island in the South Pacific, where the species is referred to as ‘fe’e mototi’, or ‘poison octopus’.

Ocelli are also known as ‘fake eyes’. Ocelli are positioned mid-way between the octopuses eyes and its arms (usually between the second and third arm). In the mototi octopus the ocellus is round and black, with an iridescent blue ring inside the black circle.

2020年11月5日 · In our study, we detected and examined ocellate octopuses from Socorro and Clarion Islands, and determined their identity using morphological criteria and molecular data from two mitochondrial genes (COIII and COI). The taxon identified was Octopus oculifer, a species considered endemic to the Galapagos Archipelago.

In our study, we detected and examined ocellate octopuses from Socorro and Clarion Islands, and determined their identity using morphological criteria and molecular data from two mitochondrial genes (COIII and COI). The taxon identified was Octopus oculifer, a species considered endemic to the Galapagos Archipelago.

2023年4月10日 · Ocellated Octopus (Iidako) is distributed south of southern Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu to the Korean Peninsula and the coast of mainland China. It inhabits sandy muddy bottoms of inner bays at depths of 10 to 20 meters.

Also known as Mototi Octopus, Siamese Ocellate Octopus. Found singly, on shallow rubble and sand bottoms of bays and lagoons. Their colour can change rapidly to warn predators it is poisonous. They feed on crustaceans. Octopus make their homes in …

Scientific Name: Amphioctopus siamensis. Family: Octopodidae. Category: Octopuses. Also known as: Mototi Octopus. Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm) . Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia. Cephalopods. Octopuses. Poison Ocellate Octopus. Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus. Blue-Ringed Octopus. Atlantic Longarm Octopus. Caribbean Reef Octopus. Day Octopus.