DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ophiomastix elegans
- Usual depth0–24 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–24 m · Deepest record: 47.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- オハグロクモヒトデ
Other scientific names: Ophiarthrum elegans
Similar species
- Chain-link Brittle Star
Ophiomastix annulosa
- Lagoon Brittle Star
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
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).
- 256 open-data records from 1851 to 2020.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.