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Family: Ophiuridae (See list of species below)

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166 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amphiophiura abcisa []	No picture found Amphiophiura antarctica []	No picture found Amphiophiura bakeri []
No picture found Amphiophiura bullata []	No picture found Amphiophiura canaliculata []	No picture found Amphiophiura confecta []
No picture found Amphiophiura improba []	No picture found Amphiophiura insolita []	No picture found Amphiophiura kermadecensis []
No picture found Amphiophiura lacazei []	No picture found Amphiophiura liberata []	No picture found Amphiophiura metabula []
No picture found Amphiophiura oedignatha []	No picture found Amphiophiura oligopora []	No picture found Amphiophiura ornata []
No picture found Amphiophiura pachyplax []	No picture found Amphiophiura pacifica []	No picture found Amphiophiura paupera []
No picture found Amphiophiura pertusa []	No picture found Amphiophiura ponderosa []	No picture found Amphiophiura rowetti []
No picture found Amphiophiura sculptilis []	No picture found Amphiophiura sordida []	No picture found Amphiophiura spatulifera []
Amphiophiura superba []	No picture found Amphiophiura trifolium []	No picture found Amphiophiura urbana []
No picture found Anthophiura granulatus []	No picture found Anthophiura ingolfi []	No picture found Astrophiura levii []
No picture found Ophiernus vallincola []	No picture found Ophiocten abyssicolum []	No picture found Ophiocten affinis []
No picture found Ophiocten amitinum [Rasberry brittle star]	No picture found Ophiocten doederleini []	No picture found Ophiocten dubium []
No picture found Ophiocten hastatum []	No picture found Ophiocten ludwigi []	Ophiocten megaloplax []
No picture found Ophiocten pallidum []	No picture found Ophiocten sericeum []	No picture found Ophiocten ultimum []
No picture found Ophioctenella acies []	No picture found Ophiogona doederleini []	No picture found Ophiogona laevigata []
No picture found Ophiolepis ailsae []	No picture found Ophiolepis cardioplax []	No picture found Ophiolepis cincta []
Ophiolepis elegans [Elegant brittle star]	No picture found Ophiolepis gemma []	No picture found Ophiolepis grisea []
No picture found Ophiolepis impressa []	No picture found Ophiolepis irregularis []	No picture found Ophiolepis kieri []
No picture found Ophiolepis pacifica []	No picture found Ophiolepis paucispina []	No picture found Ophiolepis pawsoni []
No picture found Ophiolepis plateia []	No picture found Ophiolepis rugosa []	No picture found Ophiolepis superba [Banded brittle starfish]
No picture found Ophiolepis unicolor []	No picture found Ophiolepis variegata []	No picture found Ophiolipus granulatus []
No picture found Ophiomastus meridionalis []	No picture found Ophiomastus serratus []	No picture found Ophiomastus tegulitius []
No picture found Ophiomisidium speciosum []	No picture found Ophiomusium cancellatum []	No picture found Ophiomusium corticosum []
No picture found Ophiomusium eburneum []	No picture found Ophiomusium facetum []	No picture found Ophiomusium facundum []
No picture found Ophiomusium glabrum []	No picture found Ophiomusium luetkeni []	No picture found Ophiomusium lymani []
No picture found Ophiomusium scalare []	No picture found Ophiomusium simplex []	No picture found Ophionotus hexactis []
Ophionotus victoriae []	Ophioperla koehleri []	No picture found Ophiophycis guillei []
No picture found Ophiophyllum novaecaledonia []	No picture found Ophiophyllum petilum []	No picture found Ophiopleura borealis []
Ophioplinthus brevirima []	No picture found Ophioplinthus carinata []	Ophioplinthus gelida []
No picture found Ophioplinthus grisea []	No picture found Ophioplinthus inornata []	No picture found Ophioplinthus intorta []
No picture found Ophioplinthus martensi []	No picture found Ophioplinthus medusa []	No picture found Ophioplinthus partita []
No picture found Ophioplinthus relegata []	No picture found Ophioplinthus scissa []	No picture found Ophioplinthus tuberosa []
No picture found Ophioplinthus tumescens []	No picture found Ophioplocus declinans []	No picture found Ophioplocus esmarki []
No picture found Ophioplocus imbricatus []	Ophioplocus incipiens []	No picture found Ophioplocus japonicus [Japanese smooth brittle star]
No picture found Ophiopyrgus biocalae []	No picture found Ophiopyrgus trispinosus []	No picture found Ophiosparte gigas []
No picture found Ophiosteira antarctica []	No picture found Ophiosteira debitor []	No picture found Ophiosteira echinulata []
No picture found Ophiosteira rotundata []	No picture found Ophiotylos brevipes []	No picture found Ophiotylos leucus []
No picture found Ophiotypa simplex []	No picture found Ophiozona pacifica []	No picture found Ophiozonella alba []
No picture found Ophiozonella bispinosa []	No picture found Ophiozonella falklandica []	No picture found Ophiozonella media []
No picture found Ophiozonella molesta []	No picture found Ophiozonella stellata []	No picture found Ophiozonella subtilis []
No picture found Ophiura acervata []	No picture found Ophiura aequalis []	Ophiura albida [Serpent's table brittlestar]
No picture found Ophiura ambigua []	No picture found Ophiura bathybia []	No picture found Ophiura brevispinosa []
No picture found Ophiura carnea []	No picture found Ophiura clemens []	No picture found Ophiura cryptolepis []
No picture found Ophiura ctenophora []	No picture found Ophiura flagellata []	No picture found Ophiura flexibilis []
No picture found Ophiura fluctuans []	No picture found Ophiura fraterna []	No picture found Ophiura grubei []
No picture found Ophiura irrorata []	No picture found Ophiura kinbergi []	No picture found Ophiura lanceolata []
No picture found Ophiura leptoctenia []	No picture found Ophiura lienosa []	No picture found Ophiura ljungmani []
No picture found Ophiura luetkenii [Gray brittle star]	No picture found Ophiura maculata []	No picture found Ophiura micracantha []
No picture found Ophiura mimaria []	No picture found Ophiura nana []	Ophiura ophiura [Serpent brittle star]
No picture found Ophiura pteracantha []	No picture found Ophiura robusta []	Ophiura rouchi []
No picture found Ophiura sarsii [Notched brittle star]	No picture found Ophiura signata []	No picture found Ophiura squamosa []
No picture found Ophiura stellata []	No picture found Ophiura texturata []	No picture found Ophiura verrucosa []
No picture found Perlophiura profundissima []	No picture found Sinophiura multispina []	No picture found Spinophiura jolliveti []
No picture found Stegophiura carinata []	No picture found Stegophiura elevata []	No picture found Stegophiura hainanensis []
Stegophiura nodosa []	No picture found Stegophiura sladeni []	No picture found Stegophiura sterilis []
No picture found Stegophiura vivipara []

166 Species of Family Ophiuridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphiophiura abcisa		Eastern Pacific
Amphiophiura antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiophiura bakeri		Western Pacific.
Amphiophiura bullata		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura canaliculata		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura confecta		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura improba		Southwest Pacific
Amphiophiura insolita		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific
Amphiophiura lacazei		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphiophiura liberata		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura metabula		Western Central Atlantic
Amphiophiura oedignatha		Western Central Atlantic
Amphiophiura oligopora		Western Central Atlantic
Amphiophiura ornata		Southwest Pacific.
Amphiophiura pachyplax		Arctic
Amphiophiura pacifica		Northeast Pacific.
Amphiophiura paupera		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura pertusa		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura ponderosa		Northeast Pacific.
Amphiophiura rowetti		Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiophiura sculptilis		Western Pacific
Amphiophiura sordida		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura spatulifera		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura superba		Indo-Pacific and Northwes
Amphiophiura trifolium		Western Central Pacific
Amphiophiura urbana		Southwest Pacific
Anthophiura granulatus		Western Central Pacific
Anthophiura ingolfi		Western Central Pacific a
Astrophiura levii		Western Central Pacific
Ophiernus vallincola		Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Ophiocten abyssicolum		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiocten affinis		Northeast Atlantic
Ophiocten amitinum	Rasberry brittle star	Southeast Pacific, Southw
Ophiocten doederleini		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocten dubium		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocten hastatum		Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Ophiocten ludwigi		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiocten megaloplax		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocten pallidum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiocten sericeum		Antarctic, Northeast Atla
Ophiocten ultimum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioctenella acies		Northeast Atlantic.
Ophiogona doederleini		Southern Ocean.
Ophiogona laevigata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiolepis ailsae		Western Central Atlantic.
Ophiolepis cardioplax		Western Pacific
Ophiolepis cincta		Indo-Pacific.	1 WD
Ophiolepis elegans	Elegant brittle star	Western Central Atlantic.
Ophiolepis gemma		Western Central Atlantic
Ophiolepis grisea		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiolepis impressa		Western Central Atlantic
Ophiolepis irregularis		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiolepis kieri		Western Central Atlantic.
Ophiolepis pacifica		Eastern Pacific
Ophiolepis paucispina		Western Central Atlantic
Ophiolepis pawsoni		Western Central Atlantic
Ophiolepis plateia		Eastern Pacific
Ophiolepis rugosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiolepis superba	Banded brittle starfish	Indo-West Pacific	2.7 WD
Ophiolepis unicolor		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ophiolepis variegata		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiolipus granulatus		Western Pacific
Ophiomastus meridionalis		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiomastus serratus		Antarctic.
Ophiomastus tegulitius		Western Pacific
Ophiomisidium speciosum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiomusium cancellatum		Western Central Atlantic.
Ophiomusium corticosum		Western Pacific
Ophiomusium eburneum		Southwest Atlantic
Ophiomusium facetum		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomusium facundum		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomusium glabrum		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiomusium luetkeni		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomusium lymani		Pacific Ocean, Arctic and
Ophiomusium scalare		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiomusium simplex		Western Pacific
Ophionotus hexactis		Antarctic
Ophionotus victoriae		Antarctic.
Ophioperla koehleri		Antarctic.
Ophiophycis guillei		Western Central Pacific
Ophiophyllum novaecaledonia		Western Central Pacific
Ophiophyllum petilum		Western Pacific
Ophiopleura borealis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophioplinthus brevirima		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus carinata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioplinthus gelida		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus grisea		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioplinthus inornata		Southeast Pacific and the
Ophioplinthus intorta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioplinthus martensi		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplinthus medusa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioplinthus partita		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus relegata		Antarctic.
Ophioplinthus scissa		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus tuberosa		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophioplinthus tumescens		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplocus declinans		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplocus esmarki		Eastern Pacific	15 WD
Ophioplocus imbricatus		Indo-West Pacific	2.3 WD
Ophioplocus incipiens		Southern Ocean.
Ophioplocus japonicus	Japanese smooth brittle star	Northwest Pacific
Ophiopyrgus biocalae		Western Central Pacific
Ophiopyrgus trispinosus		Western Central Pacific
Ophiosparte gigas		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiosteira debitor		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira echinulata		Southern Ocean.
Ophiosteira rotundata		Antarctic.
Ophiotylos brevipes		Northwest Pacific
Ophiotylos leucus		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotypa simplex		Western Central Pacific
Ophiozona pacifica
Ophiozonella alba		Eastern Pacific
Ophiozonella bispinosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiozonella falklandica		Southeast Pacific
Ophiozonella media		Western Central Pacific
Ophiozonella molesta		Western Central Pacific
Ophiozonella stellata		Indo-West Pacific
Ophiozonella subtilis		Western Central Pacific
Ophiura acervata		Western Atlantic
Ophiura aequalis		Western Central Pacific
Ophiura albida	Serpent's table brittlestar	Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophiura ambigua		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Ophiura bathybia		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiura brevispinosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiura carnea		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiura clemens		Southwest Atlantic
Ophiura cryptolepis		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiura ctenophora		Western Central Pacific
Ophiura flagellata		Pacific Ocean, Northwest
Ophiura flexibilis		Antarctic
Ophiura fluctuans		Western Central Pacific
Ophiura fraterna		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiura grubei		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiura irrorata		Indo-Pacific and Antarcti
Ophiura kinbergi		Indo-Pacific.	0.3 WD
Ophiura lanceolata		Northwest Pacific
Ophiura leptoctenia		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiura lienosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiura ljungmani		Off Bermuda.
Ophiura luetkenii	Gray brittle star	Eastern Pacific
Ophiura maculata		Arctic
Ophiura micracantha		Western Pacific
Ophiura mimaria		Antarctic
Ophiura nana		Eastern Pacific
Ophiura ophiura	Serpent brittle star	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiura pteracantha		Western Pacific
Ophiura robusta		Northern Atlantic and the
Ophiura rouchi		Antarctic.
Ophiura sarsii	Notched brittle star	Arctic, Northern Pacific
Ophiura signata		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Ophiura squamosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiura stellata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ophiura texturata		Northeast Atlantic
Ophiura verrucosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Perlophiura profundissima		Western Central Pacific
Sinophiura multispina		Western Pacific
Spinophiura jolliveti		Pacific Ocean.
Stegophiura carinata		Northeast Pacific.
Stegophiura elevata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Stegophiura hainanensis		Northwest Pacific
Stegophiura nodosa		Northern Atlantic and the
Stegophiura sladeni		Northwest Pacific
Stegophiura sterilis		Northwest Pacific
Stegophiura vivipara		Northwest Pacific

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