Amphipholis squamata, Dwarf brittle star

Amphipholis squamata   (Delle Chiaje, 1828)

Dwarf brittle star

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

Ophiuroidea | Amphilepidida | Amphiuridae

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

Reef-associated; brackish; depth range 0 - 1330 m (Ref. 85345).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 95072. Known from subtidal areas (Ref. 83942). Found on seagrass Halimeda sp., and corals Porites sp., Madracis sp. and Agaricia sp. (Ref. 86568). Found from intertidal shell, gravel bed, and stone (ref. 130839) to 828 m depth, often with tunicates and algae (Ref. 87872). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96292).

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

Broods young in bursal slits near arm attachment sites (Ref. 87872).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala. 2003. (Ref. 2851)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.5 - 15, mean 6.8 (based on 1666 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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