| Ameloctopus litoralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Octopodinae |
| Genus: | Ameloctopus |
| Species: | A. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992[1] |
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Ameloctopus litoralis is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Ameloctopus.[2] It is found in shallow waters and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.[3]