Ophiuroid

Ophiopeza fallax

• Group: Other

A brittle star that sprawls its slender arms across the seabed from around 25 metres down. Depending on conditions it scavenges, picks through sediment, or holds its arms up to trap drifting particles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Ophiacanthida › Ophiopezidae › Ophiopeza

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 526228.