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Order: Valvatida - Family Ophidiasteridae

Gomophia watsoni

(Livingstone, 1936)

Watson's Brittle Star

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Australia.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not normally collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds on other invertebrates.

Best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Asteroidea

    Order: Valvatida

    Family: Goniasteridae

    Genus: Gomophia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Gomophia watsoni (Watson's Brittle Star)
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