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Family: Ophiuridae (See list of species below)

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34 species in Atlantic, Antarctic with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amphiophiura antarctica []	No picture found Amphiophiura rowetti []	No picture found Ophiocten amitinum [Rasberry brittle star]
No picture found Ophiocten doederleini []	No picture found Ophiocten dubium []	No picture found Ophiocten hastatum []
No picture found Ophiocten ludwigi []	Ophiocten megaloplax []	No picture found Ophiogona doederleini []
No picture found Ophiomastus meridionalis []	No picture found Ophiomastus serratus []	No picture found Ophionotus hexactis []
Ophionotus victoriae []	Ophioperla koehleri []	Ophioplinthus brevirima []
Ophioplinthus gelida []	No picture found Ophioplinthus inornata []	No picture found Ophioplinthus martensi []
No picture found Ophioplinthus partita []	No picture found Ophioplinthus relegata []	No picture found Ophioplinthus scissa []
No picture found Ophioplinthus tuberosa []	No picture found Ophioplinthus tumescens []	Ophioplocus incipiens []
No picture found Ophiosparte gigas []	No picture found Ophiosteira antarctica []	No picture found Ophiosteira debitor []
No picture found Ophiosteira echinulata []	No picture found Ophiosteira rotundata []	No picture found Ophiura flagellata []
No picture found Ophiura flexibilis []	No picture found Ophiura irrorata []	No picture found Ophiura mimaria []
Ophiura rouchi []

34 Species of Family Ophiuridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Amphiophiura antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiophiura rowetti		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiocten amitinum	Rasberry brittle star	Southeast Pacific, Southw
Ophiocten doederleini		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocten dubium		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocten hastatum		Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Ophiocten ludwigi		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiocten megaloplax		Southern Ocean.
Ophiogona doederleini		Southern Ocean.
Ophiomastus meridionalis		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiomastus serratus		Antarctic.
Ophionotus hexactis		Antarctic
Ophionotus victoriae		Antarctic.
Ophioperla koehleri		Antarctic.
Ophioplinthus brevirima		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus gelida		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus inornata		Southeast Pacific and the
Ophioplinthus martensi		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus partita		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus relegata		Antarctic.
Ophioplinthus scissa		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus tuberosa		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus tumescens		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplocus incipiens		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosparte gigas		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiosteira debitor		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira echinulata		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira rotundata		Antarctic.
Ophiura flagellata		Pacific Ocean, Northwest
Ophiura flexibilis		Antarctic
Ophiura irrorata		Indo-Pacific and Antarcti
Ophiura mimaria		Antarctic
Ophiura rouchi		Antarctic.

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