Ophioderma brevispinum : fisheries
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Ophioderma brevispinum   (Say, 1825)

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

Ophiuroidea | Ophiacanthida | Ophiodermatidae

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 223 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical; 43°N - 7°N, 99°W - 59°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: from Massachusetts south to Costa Rica.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This is an intertidal and subtidal species found in seagrass, muddy, sandy (Ref. 83942), and rubble bottoms (Ref. 86568).

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

The mode of reproduction of this species lecithrotrophic larvae.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman 1986 The ploys of sex: relationships among the mode of reproduction, body size and habitats of coral-reef brittlestars. Coral Reefs 5:31-42. (Ref. 86568)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.2 - 27.4, mean 24.1 (based on 328 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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