Ophiomastix variabilis Variable Brittle Star

Ophiomastix variabilisis commonly referred to as Variable Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Variable Brittlestar (Ophiomastix variabilis) Makawide, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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lexID:: 2237
AphiaID:: 212392

Scientific:: Ophiomastix variabilis
German:: Variabler Schlangenstern
English:: Variable Brittle Star

Category:: Brittle stars

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiomastix (Genus) > variabilis (Species)
Initial determination:: Koehler, 1905

Occurrence:: East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 60 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Detritus
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiomastix annulosa
Kettenglieder-Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix asperula
Ophiomastix caryophyllata
Gepunktete-Scheibe Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix corallicola
Ophiomastix elegans
Eleganter Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix flaccida
Ophiomastix janualis
Schwarzer Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix koehleri
Ophiomastix marshallensis
Ophiomastix mixta
Ophiomastix ornata
Ophiomastix palaoensis
Ophiomastix stenozonula
Ophiomastix variabilis
Variabler Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix venosa

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-05-19 16:03:52
Last edit:: 2021-03-20 10:36:24

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Ophiomastix variabilis Koehler, 1905

Food.Inhabits protected reef areas. It's easy to keep, eat frozen food and feeds upon organic matter/detritus.

Synonyms:
Ophiomastix bispinosa
Ophiomastix notabilis

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiocominae (Subfamily) > Ophiomastix (Genus) > Ophiomastix variabilis (Species)

External links

reefguide.org (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Variable Brittlestar (Ophiomastix variabilis) Makawide, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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