Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Variable Brittle Star
Ophiomastix variabilis
Variable Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiomastix variabilis
Size: Arms up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Ophiacanthida (Order)
    └Ophiocomidae (Family)
     └Ophiomastix (Genus)

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