Ophiocoma pumila, Banded ophiocoma
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Ophiocoma pumila   Lütken, 1859

Banded ophiocoma

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ophiocoma pumila  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Ophiacanthida | Ophiocomidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 10 - 368 m (Ref. 87242).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Belize.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. Found on seagrass beds, i.e., Halimeda sp., and coral species, i.e., Porites sp. and Madracis sp. (Ref. 86568).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The mode of reproduction of this species is pluteus larvae.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson 2000 Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 479:275-299. (Ref. 86570)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 540 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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