Breviturma pusilla

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth4–69 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsOctober and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 5 records
March: 5 records
April: 6 records
May: 9 records
June: 1 records
July: 5 records
August: 3 records
September: 2 records
October: 20 records
November: 3 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–69 m · Deepest record: 293.5 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 38 records
28–30 °C: 18 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Ophiocoma aegyptiaca, Ophiocoma latilanxa, Ophiocoma pusilla, Ophiomastix pusilla

Similar species

Breviturma dentata
Breviturma brevipes
Ophiocoma erinaceus
Lagoon Brittle Star
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
Ophiocomella sexradia
Chain-link Brittle Star
Ophiomastix annulosa

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
166 open-data records from 1888 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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