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Lagoon Brittle Star
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
- Usual depth0–61 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Ophiocoma scolopendrina is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Restricted to life in the intertidal, they live in the Indo-Pacific. They can typically be found within crevices or beneath borders on intertidal reef platforms.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ophiocoma scolopendrina”, 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: 13 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 28 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–61 m · Deepest record: 552.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lagoon Brittle Star
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Riffdach-Schlangenstern
- French
- Ophiocome scolopendrin, Ophiure scolopendrine
- Japanese
- ウデフリクモヒトデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 蜈蚣櫛蛇尾
Other scientific names: Ophiocoma alternans, Ophiocoma lubrica, Ophiocoma molaris, Ophiocoma variabilis, Ophiura scolopendrina
Similar species
- 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).
- 757 open-data records from 1816 to 2023.
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