Ophiarthrum pictum Brittle star

Ophiarthrum pictumis 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.

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lexID:

10180 

AphiaID:

212389 

Scientific:

Ophiarthrum pictum 

German:

Schlangenstern 

English:

Brittle Star 

Category:

Brittle stars 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiarthrum (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:

• 
  Ophiarthrum elegans
  Eleganter Schlangenstern
• Ophiarthrum lymani
• 
  Ophiarthrum pictum
  Schlangenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-19 19:21:09 

Last edit:

2016-11-19 19:27:51 

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