Spiny brittlestars - Ophiothrix spiculata


Covering huge sections of the sandy, rocky bottom of our first dive at nearly 80 feet was a seemingly endless number of pastel colored brittle stars with spiny arms extended for feeding. The variation in pattern and color of these Ophiothrix spiculata was mesmerizing. Each arm was around 3 inches (76mm) in length.

28 January 2019

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