Ophiuroidea |
Ophiacanthida |
Ophiodermatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 35 m (Ref. 120990). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and Ryukyu Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Okanishi, M., Y. Oba and Y. Fujita 2019 Brittle starts from a submarine cave of Christmas Island, northwestern Australia, with description of a new bioluminiscent species Ophiopsila xmasilluminans (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) and notes on its behaviour. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 67:421-439. (Ref. 120990)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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