Ruby Brittle Star
Ophioderma rubicundum
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Ophiacanthida
- Family
- Ophiodermatidae
- Genus
- Ophioderma
Where to Find
Found in 19 diving areas across 16 countries and 4 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 4 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 2 records
- Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 1 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 6 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 12 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 2 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 12 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 2 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 4 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Lighthouse Reef, Belize - 14 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 14 records
- Utila, Honduras - 14 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 14 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 18 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 5 records