DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Gomophia watsoni
- Usual depth3–10 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 66 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–10 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Ophidiaster watsoni
Similar species
Azure sea starLinckia laevigata
Common Comet StarLinckia guildingi
Multipore Sea StarLinckia multifora
Japanese orange sea starCertonardoa semiregularis
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.
- 164 open-data records from 1962 to 2023.
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