Ophiothrix suensonii   Lütken, 1856

Suenson's brittle star
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Amphilepidida | Ophiotrichidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 479 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: throughout the Caribbean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits reefs (Ref. 415, 83942), on Agaricia (Ref. 86568), mangroves (Ref. 415) and even seagrass Halimeda (Ref. 86568).

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

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16.6 - 26.8, mean 22.4 (based on 149 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.