---
title: "Serpent Star"
description: "Ophiura ophiura — Otros animales. Ophiura ophiura or the serpent star is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/serpent-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Serpent Star

> Ophiura ophiura — Otros animales. Ophiura ophiura or the serpent star is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida.

- Scientific name: *Ophiura ophiura*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1169
- Wikidata: [Q2223690](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2223690)
- iNaturalist taxon: [521679](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/521679)

## Names

- en: Serpent Star
- de: Großer Schlangenstern
- fr: Ophiure commune
- nl: Gewone slangster

## Countries with the most observations

FR (193), GB (142), DK (137), NL (86), BE (47), DE (41), PT (38), ES (22), IE (19), IT (7), NO (3)

## Summary

Ophiura ophiura or the serpent star is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiura_ophiura

## Photo

![Serpent Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/serpent-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brian Howitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88531160

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/serpent-star?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).