When it is recorded
Jan536
Feb424
Mar605
Apr630
May885
Jun2,324
Jul1,333
Aug1,460
Sep1,740
Oct566
Nov361
Dec225
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 146 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 136 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 110 | |
| 4 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 100 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | Wales | 38 | |
| 6 | Devon | England | 31 | |
| 7 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 25 | |
| 8 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 22 | |
| 9 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 22 | |
| 10 | Isles of Scilly | England | 21 | |
| 11 | Plymouth | England | 21 | |
| 12 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 19 | |
| 13 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 16 | |
| 14 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 15 | |
| 15 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 15 |
2,185 England2,839 Scotland620 Wales1,278 Northern Ireland17 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,342
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 38
- Scientific name
- Ophiothrix fragilis
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,222
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Ards and North Down
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Ophiotrichidae
- Genus
- Ophiothrix
- Name with authority
- Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, 1789)
- Described
- 1789
- Contributing datasets
- 91
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q937173 · GBIF 5187835