
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Norman, M. D. 
A1  - Sweeney, M. J. 
T1  - The Shallow-water Octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Philippines
JF  - Invertebrate Systematics
JO  - Invert. Systematics
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 89
EP  - 140
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/IT95026 
N2  - The shallow-water octopuses of the Philippines are diagnosed on the basis of material collected in a series of expeditions by the Smithsonian Institution to the region between 1978 and 1990. Twenty species of shallow-water octopuses are recognised, 18 in the genus Octopus, and one species each in the genera Hapalochlaena and Cistopus. Three new species are described from Philippine waters: Octopus abaculus, O. nocturnus and O. pumilus. Octopuses reported in the earlier work of G. L. Voss on the cephalopod fauna of the Philippines are reviewed and identifications updated. A diagnostic key and illustrations are provided along with information on taxonomy, distribution, aspects of life history and importance in fisheries. 
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