Amphioctopus fangsiao
Appearance
Amphioctopus fangsiao | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Amphioctopus |
Species: | A. fangsiao
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Binomial name | |
Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
Amphioctopus fangsiao, called webfoot octopus,[2] is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus.[3] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand.[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Philippine Sea, the northwest pacific and off Japan (Osaka Bay)
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Closeup of suckers
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Hiding in shell
Culinary use
In Korea, Amphioctopus fangsiao is called jukkumi (주꾸미) or jjukkumi (쭈꾸미) and is often stir-fried in spicy gochujang-based sauce.[5][6]
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Jukkumi-bokkeum (stir-fried)
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Jukkumi-gui (grilled)
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Seafood skewers sold in South Korea, including jju-kkochi (webfoot octopus skewers)
References
- ^ "UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)". Marinespecies.org. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Webfoot octopus". FishSource. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)". Marinespecies.org. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Global Barcode Of Life Data Mirror". Nz.boldmirror.net. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ Chakraborty, Shruti (3 March 2016). "Seoul Food: Hitting the streets in search of Octopus". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (30 April 2015). "All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ at Jjukku Jjukku". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
Further reading
- Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 66:127–154.
- Furuya, H. (2006). Three new species of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida) from Amphioctopus fangsiao (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with comments on the occurrence patterns of dicyemids. Zoological Science 23: 105–119.
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