Ophiactis savignyi
Little Six-arm Brittle Star
As recorded: Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Amphilepidida › Ophiactidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Kewalo Basin; Marine Mammal Laboratory
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2915, -157.8658
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ophiactis savignyi observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-19.
2025-10-19
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ophiactis savignyi. BPBM GBIF 4979291346. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979291346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/gbif-4979291346.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979291346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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