Astrospartus mediterraneus Mediterranean Basketstar

Astrospartus mediterraneus is commonly referred to as Mediterranean Basketstar. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12405 

AphiaID:

124963 

Scientific:

Astrospartus mediterraneus 

German:

Mittelmeer-Gorgonenhaupt 

English:

Mediterranean Basketstar 

Category:

Brittle stars 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Euryalida (Order) > Gorgonocephalidae (Family) > Astrospartus (Genus) > mediterraneus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risso, ), 1826 

Occurrence:

cosmopolitan species, Italy, Morocco, Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, Senegal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

50 - 800 Meter 

Size:

up to 31.5" (80 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 59.54 °F (°C - 15.3°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Astrospartus mediterraneus
  Mittelmeer-Gorgonenhaupt

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-09-12 09:48:30 

Last edit:

2025-08-30 22:42:32 

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