Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Madagascar, and Kenya.
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef areas in generally found in crevices and under rocks.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophionereididae
Genus: Ophionereis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.