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Gold-spot octopus
Amphioctopus fangsiao (Gold-spot octopus · イイダコ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum total length of 20 cm is a little over twice the long side of a credit card (about 8.6 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 100 g is about the weight of two chicken eggs (Comparison).
- 💡 It can be seen along the West Sea and South Sea coasts (domestic distribution in the National List of Species of Korea).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The gold-spot octopus is a small octopus living on shallow seafloors of the northwestern Pacific. It can be seen along the West Sea and South Sea coasts of Korea.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Even when fully grown, it is a small octopus with a total length of 20 cm, a mantle (body) length of 8 cm, and a weight of about 100 g.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It lives on the seafloor and does not migrate far. Its lifespan is short, around 1 year.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is listed as 'Jukkumi' (Korean name) in the National List of Species of Korea and lives along the West Sea and South Sea coasts.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163333/999314
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • marinespecies.org — aphia.php
- • iucnredlist.org — 999314
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000225741 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000225741
- • wikidata.org — Q13429441
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Amphioctopus fangsiao NIFREL1.jpg
- • sealifebase.se — Amphioctopus-fangsiao.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Amphioctopus arenicola)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.