| Citation | Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem, 1998 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. Rome, FAO. Pp. 687-1396. |
| Ref. | 346 Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem, 1998 |
| Page | 815 |
| Named Used as Valid | Octopus marginatus |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Southeast Asia and eastern Australia. |