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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae octopuses

Genus: Cistopus

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Cistopus chinensis
[White-spotted pouched octopus]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Cistopus indicus
[Old woman octopus]

Photo by FAO

Cistopus taiwanicus
[Taiwan pouched octopus]

Scientific Name Cistopus chinensis Cistopus indicus Cistopus taiwanicus	English Name Old woman octopus Taiwan pouched octopus White-spotted pouched octopus	Distribution Indo-West Pacific Northwest Pacific	Max. Length 14 ML 100 TL	Year 1848 2009 2012

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