Callistoctopus luteus

{{Short description|Species of octopus}}

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| name = Callistoctopus luteus

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Callistoctopus

| species = luteus

| authority = (Sasaki, 1929)

| synonyms = {{Specieslist

|Octopus luteus|(Sasaki, 1929)

|Polypus luteus|Sasaki, 1929

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Callistoctopus luteus, the starry night octopus, is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535780 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.marinespecies.org}} The species is found distributed in the Western Pacific near areas such as the Gulf of Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Timor, and Hawaii, with the type locality coming from the Pescadore Islands of Taiwan.{{Cite web |title=Callistoctopus luteus |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163078/969485 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=www.iucnredlist.org}}{{Cite web |title=Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5856007 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Starry Night Octopus, Callistoctopus luteus |url=https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/cephalopods/callistoctopus-luteus.htm |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.marinelifephotography.com}} Habitats include sandy seafloors, seaweed, and rubble areas to forage for prey at depths up to 82 meters.{{Cite web |title=Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) |url=https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Callistoctopus-luteus.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=www.sealifebase.ca}} The species is reddish brown in color with several white spots, with a max length of 70 cm, and a mantle length of 12.5 cm.