Ophiomastix elegans
As recorded: Ophiarthrum elegans Peters, 1851
Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Ophiacanthida › Ophiocomidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- W of Avatiu Harbor; off oil pipe buoy
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Depth
- 75 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ophiomastix elegans observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.
2026-08-24
Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Ouen Toro, NC-SU-NO, NC-SU, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Nouméa, NC-SU, NC
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ophiomastix elegans. BPBM 2003. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37827747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2003.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37827747 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026