Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records Author Fatemi, Yaser Author Stöhr, Sabine text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-13 4711 1 77 106 journal article 24630 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.1.3 b79b7881-13e6-45d7-bec6-3105c1847cf5 1175-5326 3573466 93D1AB7B-26C2-427D-88A7-5D416E547BE0 Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869 Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869: 391 . Habitat: Gravel and sand, Epizoic on gorgonians, attached to coral reefs and artificial structures, 12–33 m ( Clark 1915 ; Mortensen 1940 ; Price 1981 , 1983 ; Jones 1986 ; present study). Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman : Jubail (19), Jinna Island (21), Stiffe’s Bank (28), Kuwait (ibid.). Indian Ocean: Mascarene Basin and Red Sea ( Clark & Rowe 1971 ), Madagascar ( Cherbonnier & Guille 1978 ), South Africa and Mozambique ( Clark 1974 ), Kenya ( Humphreys 1981 ), West Indian Ocean ( Marsh & Marshall 1983 ), Gulf of Mannar ( James 1988 ), Scattered Isl. ( Conand et al. 2013 , 2016 ), South Africa ( Olbers et al. 2019 ).