Ophionotus victoriae Antarctic brittle star

Ophionotus victoriae is commonly referred to as Antarctic brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8589 

AphiaID:

173593 

Scientific:

Ophionotus victoriae 

German:

Antarktischer Schlangenstern 

English:

Antarctic Brittle Star 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiuridae (Family) > Ophionotus (Genus) > victoriae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bell, 1902 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island , Terre Adélie 

Sea depth:

100 - 1353 Meter 

Size:

1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

-2,0 °F - 1,5 °F (-2,0°C - 1,5°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Detritus, Krill, Sediment feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ophionotus hexactis
• Ophionotus taylori
• 
  Ophionotus victoriae
  Antarktischer Schlangenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-07-25 17:18:52 

Last edit:

2020-04-06 17:56:18 

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