{{Short description|Species of octopus}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Allcock, L. |author2=Taite, M. |author3=Allen, G. |year=2018 |title=''Callistoctopus luteus'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T163078A969485 |doi= |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> | taxon = Pinnoctopus luteus | authority = (Sasaki, 1929) | synonyms = {{Specieslist |Octopus luteus|(Sasaki, 1929) |Polypus luteus|Sasaki, 1929 |Callistoctpus luteus|(Sasaki, 1929) }} }}
'''''Pinnoctopus luteus''''', the '''starry night octopus''', is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae.<ref>{{Cite WoRMS |title= ''Pinnoctopus luteus'' (Sasaki, 1929) |id=1872233 |access-date=2026-03-05}}</ref> 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.<ref name="iucn"/><ref>{{Cite GBIF |title=''Callistoctopus luteus'' (Sasaki, 1929) |id=5856007 |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> Habitats include sandy seafloors, seaweed, and rubble areas to forage for prey at depths up to {{convert|82|m|-1}}.<ref name="iucn" /><ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref> The species is reddish brown in color with several white spots, with a max length of {{cvt|70|cm}}, and a mantle length of {{cvt|12.5|cm}}.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== Conservation == ''Pinnoctopus luteus'' is targeted by fisheries, such as those in the Philippines, and is caught as bycatch throughout its range, however the full extent of this single known threat is unknown to be causing any notable effects on the species due to a lack of information. It is known to have a large range however, which as lead it to be assessed as 'Least concern' by the IUCN Red List in 2014.<ref name="iucn" />
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q13449621}} Category:Cephalopods described in 1929 Category:Cephalopods of Asia Category:Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Category:Molluscs of Japan Category:Molluscs of Hawaii Category:Molluscs of the Philippines Category:Octopodidae