Mithrodia bradleyi Bradley's Sea Star

Mithrodia bradleyi is commonly referred to as Bradley's Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3382 

AphiaID:

370915 

Scientific:

Mithrodia bradleyi 

German:

Bradleys Seestern 

English:

Bradley's Sea Star 

Category:

Etoiles de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Mithrodiidae (Family) > Mithrodia (Genus) > bradleyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Verrill, 1867 

Occurrence:

Chile, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), Panama 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

19,7 °F - 24,3 °F (19,7°C - 24,3°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Invertebrates 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Mithrodia bradleyi
  Bradleys Seestern
• 
  Mithrodia clavigera
  Nagelseestern
• Mithrodia fisheri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-11-08 18:10:55 

Last edit:

2025-02-22 17:33:58 

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