Ophiomastix pictum Brittle star

Ophiomastix pictum is commonly referred to as Brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Brittle Star (Ophiarthrum pictum) Night Dive, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010

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lexID:: 10180
AphiaID:: 1306669

Scientific:: Ophiomastix pictum
German:: Schlangenstern
English:: Brittle Star

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiomastix (Genus) > pictum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Australia, Central Pazific, India, Indo Pacific, Java, Malaysia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 20 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 7.09" (18 cm)
Temperature:: ~ 80.6 °F (27°C)
Food:: Detritus, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiomastix annulosa
Kettenglieder-Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix asperula
Ophiomastix caryophyllata
Gepunktete-Scheibe Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix corallicola
Ophiomastix elegans
Eleganter Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix flaccida
Ophiomastix janualis
Schwarzer Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix koehleri
Ophiomastix marshallensis
Ophiomastix mixta
Ophiomastix ornata
Ophiomastix palaoensis
Ophiomastix stenozonula
Ophiomastix variabilis
Variabler Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix venosa

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-19 19:21:09
Last edit:: 2024-05-04 19:58:22

Info

Ophiomastix pictum (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Disc patterned with gray, yellow and white and 2,2 cm in diameter.Arms with dark longitudinal lines and 15 cm in leght.. Arm spines blunt with dark rings or bands.This brittle star is benthic and can be found inshore.

Synonymised names
Ophiarthrum pictum (Müller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted (transferred to Ophiomastix by...)
Ophiocoma picta Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted

External links

Starfish Teresa Zubi (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Brittle Star (Ophiarthrum pictum) Night Dive, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010

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