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Ophiocten affinis

1,795Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan53
Feb52
Mar56
Apr105
May57
Jun112
Jul306
Aug204
Sep204
Oct202
Nov45
Dec40

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland3
2Highland Scotland1
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
82 England802 Scotland12 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,795
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
969
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Family
Ophiuridae
Genus
Ophiocten
Name with authority
Ophiocten affinis (Lütken, 1858)
Described
1858
Contributing datasets
24

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2338252 · GBIF 2276713