Savigny's Six-arm Brittle Star, Ophiactis savignyi

Updated 9/12/2022

Family Ophiactidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Ophiactis savignyi

Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 5 feet

SAVIGNY'S SIX-ARM BRITTLE STAR

Inhabits pores of sponge in great numbers. Six arms. Attains 1 inch. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific, introduced to the Atlantic.