Ophiothela sp.01 brittle star

Ophiothela sp.01 is commonly referred to as brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: 2 - Enkel. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4857 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Ophiothela sp.01 

German:

Schlangenstern 

English:

Brittle Star 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Ophiothela (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China, Indo Pacific, Malaysia, South China Sea, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

0.12" - 0.16" (0.3cm - 0.4cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Phytoplankton, Zooplankton 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

2 - Enkel 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ophiothela danae
• Ophiothela gracilis
• 
  Ophiothela mirabilis
  Schlangenstern
• Ophiothela tigris
• Ophiothela venusta
• Ophiothela vincula

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ophiothela sp.01
  Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophiothela sp.2
  Schlangenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-02 20:05:35 

Last edit:

2017-04-11 20:40:56 

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