Dwarf brittle star
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Dwarf brittle stars are reproductively mature in every season.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Dwarf brittle star
- Scientific name
- Amphipholis squamata
- Japanese name
- イソコモチクモヒトデ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Amphiuridae
- Genus
- Amphipholis
It lives in seas all over the world, including the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
It is commonly found in shallow water near the zone where the tide rises and falls.
Each one is both male and female, and instead of laying eggs it gives birth to babies shaped like their parents.
Basic data
- Range
- Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and elsewhere
Where the Dwarf brittle star has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- イソコモチクモヒトデ
- 简体中文
- 小双鳞蛇尾
- 繁體中文
- 蛇尾綱
- 한국어
- 양비늘거미불가사리
- Español
- Estrella quebradiza escamosa
- Français
- Ophiure écailleuse
- Deutsch
- Schuppiger Schlangenstern
- Italiano
- Ofiura squamata
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — イソコモチクモヒトデChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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