Amphioctopus mototi


Amphioctopus mototi, commonly known as the poison ocellate octopus, is a species of octopus in the genus Amphioctopus. Amphioctpus mototi was first described in 1993, and is found in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia, Rapa Iti, and New Caledonia. A. mototi measures up to in length with its mantle reaching up to, and can weigh up to. The species is believed to be potentially venomous; it has bright warning colours and is unusually known to be aggressive towards objects such as nets.