Ophiocoma brevipes Peters, 1851
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Family:  Ophiocomidae ()
Max. size:  1.6 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 54 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
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Biology:  Size refers to disc diameter (Ref. 87041). Found on rock pools, fringing reefs, eelgrass and dead corals (Ref. 87041). Abyssal (Ref. 88950). Solitary. Abundant under Porites lobata, among rocks and boulders on reef-rock substrate. Also in midreef to shallow subtidal corals adjacent to a lagoon. Occupies narrow crevices (Ref. 102358).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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