Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Spiny Brittle Star
Spiny Brittle Star
Scientific Name: Ophiocoma paucigranulata
Category: Brittle Stars
Size: disk 0.75 to 1 in. (1.8 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 5-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Brittle Stars

Spiny Brittle Star

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star

Ruby Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star

Sea Cucumbers
Sea Urchins
Basket Stars
Sea Stars
Feather Stars


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