Common brittlestar
Ophiothrix fragilis
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Ophiotrichidae
- Genus
- Ophiothrix
Where to Find
Found in 30 diving areas across 15 countries and 2 regions.
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 4 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 168 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 12 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 6 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 2 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 59 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 25 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 6 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 5 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 38 records
- Corsica, France - 3 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 16 records
- Dodecanese, Greece - 2 records
- Halkidiki, Greece - 30 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 318 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 129 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 16 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 1 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 59 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 3 records
- Bodrum, Turkey - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 1118 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 487 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 557 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 437 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 870 records