Opisthoteuthis japonica is a species of octopus that lives in the Pacific Ocean near Japan. Its mantle is about 45 millimeters long, and it's been found at 152 meters deep.[3] O. japonica lives in the neritic zone.[2]
| Opisthoteuthis japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Opisthoteuthis |
| Species: | O. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962 [2]
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References
edit- ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Opisthoteuthis japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163003A963101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163003A963101.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; van der Land, Jacob. "Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 285. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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