Amphiaster insignis Spiny seastar, Red spiny seastar

Amphiaster insignis is commonly referred to as Spiny seastar, Red spiny seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9514 

AphiaID:

368865 

Scientific:

Amphiaster insignis 

German:

Dorniger Seestern 

English:

Spiny Seastar, Red Spiny Seastar 

Category:

Etoiles de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterodiscididae (Family) > Amphiaster (Genus) > insignis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Verrill, 1868 

Occurrence:

Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean 

Size:

2.95" - 7.09" (7.5cm - 18cm) 

Temperature:

60.8 °F - 23,5 °F (16°C - 23,5°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Predatory, Sea weed, Starfishs 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Amphiaster insignis
  Dorniger Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-03-15 12:10:56 

Last edit:

2016-03-15 12:10:56 

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