DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ophiopteron elegans
- Usual depth46–102 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 46–102 m · Deepest record: 189 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
- Commensal Brittle Star
Ophiothela mirabilis
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).
- 145 open-data records from 1888 to 2022.
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