Ophiomusa scalare

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth260–978 m
Water temperature8–30 °C
Best monthsMarch and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 5 records
March: 45 records
April: 20 records
May: 11 records
June: 21 records
July: 11 records
August: 3 records
September: 11 records
October: 49 records
November: 21 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 260–978 m · Deepest record: 1,815 m

50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 3 records
130–140 m: 1 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160+ m: 412 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–30 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 37 records
18–20 °C: 69 records
20–22 °C: 23 records
22–24 °C: 27 records
24–26 °C: 169 records
26–28 °C: 56 records
28–30 °C: 47 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Taira-ishigaki-kumohitode, タイライシガキクモヒトデ

Other scientific names: Ophiomusium scalare

Similar species

Ophiomusa luetkeni
Lyman's Deep-sea Brittle Star
Ophiomusa lymani
Ophiomusa faceta
Ophiomusa facunda
Ophiomusa lunare
Ophiomusa simplex

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).
430 open-data records from 1874 to 2015.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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