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Ophiocoma erinaceus
- Usual depth1–16 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Ophiocoma erinaceus is an echinoderm, more specifically a brittle star of the Ophiocomidae family.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ophiocoma erinaceus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 34 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 24 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 166 records
- October: 79 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–16 m · Deepest record: 394 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クロクモヒトデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黑櫛蛇尾
Other scientific names: Ophiocoma similanensis, Ophiocoma tartarea
Similar species
- Lagoon Brittle Star
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 777 open-data records from 1899 to 2023.
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