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Stegnaster inflatus Ambush sea star, New Zealand cushion star

Stegnaster inflatus is commonly referred to as Ambush sea star, New Zealand cushion star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Ambush Starfish,Stegnaster inflatus sits in a tent like position to attract fish or crabs to take shelter in it,Takapuna Beach, 2019


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
12517 
AphiaID:
369038 
Scientific:
Stegnaster inflatus 
German:
Hinterhalts-Seestern, Neuseeländische Kissenseestern 
English:
Ambush Sea Star, New Zealand Cushion Star 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Stegnaster (Genus) > inflatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hutton, ), 1872 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
1 - 35 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 2.36" (2,8cm - 6,0cm) 
Temperature:
55.4 °F - 73.4 °F (13°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-10-31 14:10:18 

Info

Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)

Stegnaster inflatus, or the New Zealand cushion star, is a sea star of the family Asterinidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

It has highly variable colouring and can be red, orange, pink, yellow, olive green. Its common name is the "ambush sea star. Ambush sea star inflatus sits in a tent like position to attract fish or crabs to take shelter in it.

Synonymised names:
Palmipes inflatus (Hutton, 1872) (subsequent combination by Perrier (1875))
Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872

External links

  1. Paper by Roger Grace from the University of Auckland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Stegnaster inflatus.Under rocks at Long Bay marine reserve, North Shore, Auckland.2022
Stegnaster inflatus.Under crevices at Winstons Cove, Auckland North Shore.2022
Stegnaster inflatus.On low tide rock, Long Bay Marine Reserve, Auckland.2021
Stegnaster inflatus, Under low intertidal shaded ledge, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Stegnaster inflatus.In the Goat Island Marine Discovery Center touch tanks.2021
Foto: Goat Island Marine Discovery Center, Neuseeland
Ambush Starfish,Stegnaster inflatus sits in a tent like position to attract fish or crabs to take shelter in it,Takapuna Beach, 2019

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