Ophionereis dubia, Striped brittlestar

Ophionereis dubia   (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Striped brittlestar

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Amphilepidida | Ophionereididae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 107858).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific. Questionable in Pitcairn.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth information reported for China (Ref. 81187). Found at low tide in rocky intertidal on pebbly substratum, coarse sand and among different macroalgae (Ref. 107858). Also found on subtidal rock, coral reef (Ref. 107862), coral gravel, shells, and grass beds (Ref. 130839). Feeds on detritus and minute animals (Ref. 108146).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Ophiuroidea are mostly gonochoric, others are protandric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, bursae is used as brood chambers where the embryos develop into juveniles and later crawl out from the bursal slits. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into free-swimming planktotrophic larvae and later metamorphose into tiny brittle stars which sink down the bottom where they grow into adult form.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Fujita, T. and Y. Liao 2001 Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) collected in the shallow water of Hainan Island, South China Sea. In pp. 95-99, Matsura, K. (ed). 2001. Marine Fauna of the Shallow Waters Around Hainan Island, South China Sea. National Science Museum Monographs 21:95-99. (Ref. 81187)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.6 - 29.2, mean 28.5 (based on 2663 cells).

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