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Ophiomastix in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Frédéric Ducarme, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
BPBM 1489Invertebrate Zoology

Ophiomastix

As recorded: Ophiomastix Müller & Troschel, 1842

Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Ophiacanthida › Ophiocomidae

Collected by
Daryll Stokes
Locality
Enewetak Islet, NE end; Quarry
Island
Enewetak Atoll
Region
Marshall Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
7 Bishop specimens of OphiomastixSpecies page ›

Ophiomastix observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 838 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Ophiomastix observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Pingtung, TW-TA, TW

(c) ChienYL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ophiomastix observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ophiomastix observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Buton, ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ophiomastix observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ophiomastix observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Kwale, KE

(c) sian222, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ophiomastix observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

(c) Yuvaraja S Aralikatti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ophiomastix. BPBM 1489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37838602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1489.

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