Ophiuroidea | 
Ophiurida | 
Ophiuridae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 37 m (Ref. 111335).  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Western Central Atlantic:  Belize.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Also found on mangrove swamp and seagrass (Ref. 111335).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
					The mode of reproduction is brooded embryos.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Hendler, G. 1988 Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 42(2):265-272. (Ref. 86566)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 24.6 - 28.1, mean 27.2 (based on 190 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.