Breviturma paucigranulata
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Breviturma paucigranulata   (Devaney, 1974)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from offshore atolls including Turneffe Islands, Lighthouse, and Glover's Reef atolls and Belize Barrier Reef in the vicinity of Carrie Bow Cay (Refs. 86570). The mode of reproduction is pluteus larvae. Its reported disc diameter vary depending on the substrate: Halimeda, 0.42 cm, 7 specimens; Porites and Madracis, 0.98 cm, 4 specimens; Agaricia, 1.02 cm, 9 specimens; Rubble, 1.32 cm, 95 specimens (Ref.86568). C: Refs. 86566, 86570, 86568, 83942, 87242.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hendler, G., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Schlangenseestern, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Ophiacanthida | Ophiocomidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 24 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Costa Rica, Bonaire and Panama.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This is an intertidal species found in rubble (Ref. 111335), coral reefs and rocky bottoms (Ref. 83942).

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

The mode of reproduction for this species is pluteus larvae.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hendler, G. 1988. (Ref. 86566)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.7 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 246 cells).

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