Ophiogymna elegans Ljungman, 1866

Fatemi, Yaser & Stöhr, Sabine, 2019, Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records, Zootaxa 4711 (1), pp. 77-106 : 91

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scientific name	Ophiogymna elegans Ljungman, 1866
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Ophiogymna elegans Ljungman, 1866: 163 .

Habitat: Sand with some clay, gravel, shells, corals, 28–60 m ( Mortensen 1940).

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman: Bahrain, Kharg Island (1), Bushehr (2), Kish Island (7), Tunb Island (18), Stiffe’s Bank (28) (ibid.).

Indian Ocean: Gulf of Mannar ( James 1988).

James, D. B. (1988) Echinoderm fauna of the proposed national marine park in the Gulf of Mannar. In: Silas, E. G. (Ed.), Proceedings of the symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks, Cochin, India, 12 - 16 January, 1985. Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin, pp. 403 - 406.

Ljungman, A. V. (1866) Om nagra nya arter af Ophiurider. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 1866, 23, 163 - 166.

Mortensen, T. (1940) Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran, Part 2, 55 - 112.