Ophiolepis paucispina
As recorded: Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Amphilepidida › Ophiolepididae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Lighthouse Reef; windward reef edge
- Island
- Belize
- Region
- Belize
- Depth
- 2 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ophiolepis paucispina observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.
2026-09-25
Avenida de José Miguel Galván Bello, Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES
(c) Weronika Ślusarczyk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Iván Jesús Fernández Jiménez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-02
Alcalá, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-11
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES
(c) Amanhuy Duque y Andrea Castro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-11
Location: 28.043753, -16.533229
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-10-04
Arinaga, Las Palmas, España
(c) Amanhuy Duque y Andrea Castro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ophiolepis paucispina. BPBM 1990. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37838595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1990.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37838595 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026