Ophiactis savignyi
Little Six-arm Brittle Star
As recorded: Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Amphilepidida › Ophiactidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; Middle Loch; on hull of U.S.S. "Machinist" Floating Dry Dock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3867, -157.9900
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ophiactis savignyi observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-05-28.
2017-05-28
Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island, mammal pens
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2017-05-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-23
Kaneohe Bay, Kokokahi, fringing reef N of Likeke Place
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Ophiactis savignyi. BPBM 3485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37827406. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37827406 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026