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Family: Ophiodermatidae (See list of species below)

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88 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bathypectinura heros [Deepsea brittle star]	No picture found Cryptopelta brevispina []	No picture found Cryptopelta longibrachialis []
No picture found Diopederma daniana []	No picture found Macrophiothrix aspidota []	No picture found Macrophiothrix belli []
No picture found Macrophiothrix caenosa []	No picture found Macrophiothrix callizona []	No picture found Macrophiothrix coerulea []
No picture found Macrophiothrix demessa []	No picture found Macrophiothrix elongata []	No picture found Macrophiothrix expedita []
No picture found Macrophiothrix galateae []	No picture found Macrophiothrix galatheae []	No picture found Macrophiothrix hirsuta []
No picture found Macrophiothrix hybrida []	No picture found Macrophiothrix koehleri []	No picture found Macrophiothrix lineocaerulea []
Macrophiothrix longipeda []	No picture found Macrophiothrix lorioli []	No picture found Macrophiothrix martensi []
No picture found Macrophiothrix megapoma []	No picture found Macrophiothrix melanosticta []	No picture found Macrophiothrix microplax []
No picture found Macrophiothrix nereidina []	No picture found Macrophiothrix nereidna []	No picture found Macrophiothrix propinqua []
No picture found Macrophiothrix pulchra []	No picture found Macrophiothrix robillardi []	No picture found Macrophiothrix smaragdina []
No picture found Macrophiothrix spongicola []	No picture found Macrophiothrix striolata []	No picture found Macrophiothrix variabilis []
No picture found Macrophiothrix vicina []	No picture found Macrophiothrix virgata []	No picture found Ophiarachna delicata []
Ophiarachna incrassata [Green brittle star]	No picture found Ophiarachna megacantha [Beetle brittle star]	No picture found Ophiarachna robillardi []
No picture found Ophiarachnella elegans []	Ophiarachnella gorgonia [Smooth brittle star]	No picture found Ophiarachnella infernalis []
No picture found Ophiarachnella macracantha []	No picture found Ophiarachnella paucispina []	No picture found Ophiarachnella septemspinosa []
No picture found Ophiarachnella similis []	No picture found Ophiarachnella snelliusi []	No picture found Ophiarachnella stabilis []
No picture found Ophiochaeta hirsuta []	No picture found Ophiochasma stellatum []	No picture found Ophioclastus hataii []
No picture found Ophioconis cincta []	No picture found Ophioconis claviculata []	No picture found Ophioconis cupida []
No picture found Ophioconis forbesi []	No picture found Ophiocypris megaloplax []	No picture found Ophioderma anitae []
No picture found Ophioderma appressa [Harlequin brittle star]	No picture found Ophioderma brevicauda [Short spined ophioderma]	No picture found Ophioderma brevispinum []
No picture found Ophioderma cinerea [Chocolate brittle star]	No picture found Ophioderma ensifera []	No picture found Ophioderma guttata [Spotted brittle star]
Ophioderma longicauda [Smooth brittle-star]	No picture found Ophioderma longicaudum []	No picture found Ophioderma panamensis [Banded serpent star]
No picture found Ophioderma phoenium []	No picture found Ophioderma rubicunda [Ruby brittle star]	No picture found Ophioderma squamosissimum [Scaly brittle star]
No picture found Ophioderma teres []	No picture found Ophioderma tonganum []	No picture found Ophioderma variegatum []
No picture found Ophiodyscrita acosmeta []	No picture found Ophiodyscrita instratus []	No picture found Ophiopaepale diplax []
No picture found Ophiopaepale goesiana []	No picture found Ophiopeza fallax []	No picture found Ophiopeza kingi []
No picture found Ophiopeza spinosa []	No picture found Ophiopsammus aequalis []	No picture found Ophiopsammus maculata []
No picture found Ophiopsammus yoldii []	No picture found Ophiorachna affinis [Serpent star spider brittle star]	No picture found Ophiorachna incrassata []
No picture found Ophiorachna ohshimai []	No picture found Ophiurochaeta littoralis []	No picture found Ophiuroconis bispinosa []
No picture found Pectinura vestita []

88 Species of Family Ophiodermatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bathypectinura heros	Deepsea brittle star	Western Central Pacific
Cryptopelta brevispina		Mediterranean Sea.
Cryptopelta longibrachialis		Western Central Pacific
Diopederma daniana		Eastern Pacific.
Macrophiothrix aspidota		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix belli		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix caenosa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix callizona		Eastern Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix coerulea		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix demessa		Indo-Pacific
Macrophiothrix elongata		Western Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix expedita		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix galateae		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix galatheae		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix hirsuta		Indo-West Pacific
Macrophiothrix hybrida		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix koehleri		Western Central Pacific	1.7 WD
Macrophiothrix lineocaerulea		Indo-West Pacific
Macrophiothrix longipeda		Indo-West Pacific.	2 WD
Macrophiothrix lorioli		Western Pacific	1.2 WD
Macrophiothrix martensi		Indo-West Pacific	1.9 WD
Macrophiothrix megapoma		Eastern Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix melanosticta		Western Pacific
Macrophiothrix microplax		Eastern Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix nereidina		Indo-West Pacific	2 WD
Macrophiothrix nereidna		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix propinqua		Indo-West Pacific.	0.8 WD
Macrophiothrix pulchra		Western Central Pacific	0.8 WD
Macrophiothrix robillardi		Indo-West Pacific
Macrophiothrix smaragdina		Eastern Indian Ocean
Macrophiothrix spongicola		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix striolata		Indo-West Pacific.	1.2 WD
Macrophiothrix variabilis		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrophiothrix vicina		Western Central Pacific
Macrophiothrix virgata		Western Pacific
Ophiarachna delicata		Western Pacific	2 WD
Ophiarachna incrassata	Green brittle star	Indo-West Pacific	5.5 WD
Ophiarachna megacantha	Beetle brittle star	Eastern Central Pacific
Ophiarachna robillardi		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiarachnella elegans		Northwest Pacific
Ophiarachnella gorgonia	Smooth brittle star	Indo-West Pacific.	1.5 WD
Ophiarachnella infernalis		Indo-West Pacific.	0.9 WD
Ophiarachnella macracantha		Western Central Pacific
Ophiarachnella paucispina		Western Pacific
Ophiarachnella septemspinosa		Indo-West Pacific.	2.5 WD
Ophiarachnella similis		Western Central Pacific
Ophiarachnella snelliusi		Western Central Pacific
Ophiarachnella stabilis		Northwest Pacific
Ophiochaeta hirsuta		Indo-West Pacific.
Ophiochasma stellatum		Indo-West Pacific
Ophioclastus hataii		Western Central Pacific
Ophioconis cincta		Indo-West Pacific
Ophioconis claviculata		Indo-West Pacific
Ophioconis cupida		Indo-West Pacific
Ophioconis forbesi		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiocypris megaloplax		Southwest Pacific
Ophioderma anitae		Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma appressa	Harlequin brittle star	Eastern Pacific and Weste
Ophioderma brevicauda	Short spined ophioderma	Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma brevispinum		Western Atlantic
Ophioderma cinerea	Chocolate brittle star	Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma ensifera		Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma guttata	Spotted brittle star	Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma longicauda	Smooth brittle-star	Eastern Atlantic and the
Ophioderma longicaudum		Atlantic and Mediterranea
Ophioderma panamensis	Banded serpent star	Eastern Pacific and Weste	30 WD
Ophioderma phoenium		Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma rubicunda	Ruby brittle star	Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma squamosissimum	Scaly brittle star	Western Central Atlantic.
Ophioderma teres		Eastern Pacific.
Ophioderma tonganum		Western Central Pacific
Ophioderma variegatum		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiodyscrita acosmeta		Western Central Pacific
Ophiodyscrita instratus		Western Central Pacific
Ophiopaepale diplax		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiopaepale goesiana		Western Atlantic
Ophiopeza fallax		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiopeza kingi		Eastern Central Pacific
Ophiopeza spinosa		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiopsammus aequalis		Western Central Pacific
Ophiopsammus maculata		Southwest Pacific
Ophiopsammus yoldii		Western Central Pacific
Ophiorachna affinis	Serpent star spider brittle star	Western Pacific
Ophiorachna incrassata		Western Central Pacific
Ophiorachna ohshimai		Northwest Pacific
Ophiurochaeta littoralis		Western Central Atlantic
Ophiuroconis bispinosa		Southeast Pacific
Pectinura vestita		Mediterranean Sea.

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