Ophiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars.

[2][3] Axel Vilhelm Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae.

[4] Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985.

[5] As of 2020[update], genera include:[1][3][6]

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