Narcissia canariensis Canary Starfisch

Narcissia canariensis is commonly referred to as Canary Starfisch. 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:

3727 

AphiaID:

124095 

Scientific:

Narcissia canariensis 

German:

Kanarenstern 

English:

Canary Starfisch 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Narcissia (Genus) > canariensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(d'Orbigny, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Azores, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Macaronesia (Macaronesian Islands), Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 

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:

5 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

9.84" - 15.75" (25cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), No reliable information available 

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 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Narcissia ahearnae
• 
  Narcissia canariensis
  Kanarenstern
• 
  Narcissia gracilis
  Graziler Seestern
• 
  Narcissia trigonaria
  Dreieck-Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-05-24 17:48:29 

Last edit:

2024-11-28 16:20:52 

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