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Updated 9/12/2022

Family Ophiocomidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Breviturma pica



Waianae, Oahu, 50 feet



Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

 

YELLOW-SPOTTED or PIED BRITTLE STAR

Inhabits branching coral.  Dark brown with yellow spots.  Attains overall diameter of 8 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly known as Ophiocoma pica.