DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ophiactis brachygenys
- Usual depth441–858 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 39 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 441–858 m · Deepest record: 3,272.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- アゴミジカクモヒトデ
- Korean
- 짧은뺨뱀이거미불가사리
Other scientific names: Ophiactis definita
Similar species
- Little Six-arm Brittle Star
Ophiactis savignyi
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).
- 308 open-data records from 1900 to 2022.
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