| Family: |
Ophiuridae () |
| Max. size: |
|
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 685 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Belgium, Germany and Celtic Sea. Temperate and subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
|
| Biology: |
Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Found in small numbers along the near-coastal zone in the North Sea off Belgium, in fine- to medium-grained sediment with mud content of 30-40% (Refs. 7882, 96391). Possess very agile and strong arms (Ref. 7882). Ubiquitous, free-living species (Ref. 96391). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
|
| Threat to humans: |
|
| Country info: |
|
Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
Warning: Unknown: open(e:\temp\sess_e502uikprqkqs7bbvq9d742pl0, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in Unknown on line 0
Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (e:\temp) in Unknown on line 0
