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title: "Common Brittle Star"
description: "Ophiothrix fragilis — Outros animais. Ophiothrix fragilis is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-brittle-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Brittle Star

> Ophiothrix fragilis — Outros animais. Ophiothrix fragilis is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida.

- Scientific name: *Ophiothrix fragilis*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3645
- Wikidata: [Q937173](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937173)
- iNaturalist taxon: [326334](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326334)

## Names

- en: Common Brittle Star
- de: Zerbrechlicher Schlangenstern
- fr: Ophiure fragile
- nl: Brokkelster

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1006), FR (790), ES (275), HR (246), GR (84), IT (84), ZA (79), PT (68), JE (61), IE (55), NL (44), TR (18)

## Summary

Ophiothrix fragilis is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is found around the coasts of western Europe and is known in Britain as the common brittle star. It is also found along the coast of South Africa where it is known as the hairy brittle star.

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

## Photo

![Common Brittle Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-brittle-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154246753

## Machine access

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