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Opisthoteuthis japonica
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:	Opisthoteuthis
Species:	O. japonica
Binomial name
Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962

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. O. japonica lives in the neritic zone.

References

1. 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.
2. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; van der Land, Jacob. "Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. 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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