Ophiarachna incrassata Green Brittle Star

Ophiarachna incrassata is commonly referred to as Green Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

705 

AphiaID:

213207 

Scientific:

Ophiarachna incrassata 

German:

Olivgrüner Schlangenstern 

English:

Green Brittle Star 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiomyxidae (Family) > Ophiarachna (Genus) > incrassata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Australia, Caroline Island, Fiji, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Rubble floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

9.84" - 23.62" (25cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

24,5 °F - 29,3 °F (24,5°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Detritus, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ophiarachna affinis
  Schlangenstern
• Ophiarachna delicata
• 
  Ophiarachna incrassata
  Olivgrüner Schlangenstern
• Ophiarachna mauritiensis
• 
  Ophiarachna megacantha
  Käfer-Schlangenseestern
• Ophiarachna ohshimai
• Ophiarachna quinquespinosa
• Ophiarachna robillardi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-15 22:22:57 

Last edit:

2026-04-24 20:09:38 

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