Astropecten africanus Sea Star

Astropecten africanus is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Astropecten africanus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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Scientific:: Astropecten africanus
German:: Großer Kammseestern, Roter Kamm-Seestern
English:: Sea Star

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > africanus (Species)
Initial determination:: Koehler, 1911

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, Mauritania, Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea
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 - 80 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 11.81" - 21.65" (30cm - 55cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
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:

Astropecten acanthifer
Astropecten acutiradiatus
Astropecten africanus
Großer Kammseestern, Roter Kamm-Seestern
Astropecten alatus
Astropecten alligator
Astropecten americanus
Astropecten anacanthus
Astropecten andersoni
Astropecten antillensis
Astropecten aranciacus
Roter Kammseestern
Astropecten armatus
Stacheliger-Kammseestern
Astropecten articulatus
Kammstern
Astropecten bandanus
Astropecten bengalensis
Astropecten benthophilus
Astropecten bispinosus
Kammseestern, Kammstern
Astropecten brasiliensis
Astropecten brevispinus
Astropecten carcharicus
Astropecten caribemexicanensis
Astropecten celebensis
Astropecten cingulatus
Astropecten comptus
Astropecten debilis
Astropecten dubiosus
Astropecten duplicatus
Astropecten eremicus
Astropecten eucnemis
Astropecten euryacanthus
Astropecten exiguus
Astropecten exilis
Astropecten fasciatus
Astropecten formosus
Astropecten fragilis
Astropecten gisselbrechti
Astropecten granulatus
Astropecten griegi
Astropecten gruveli
Astropecten hawaiiensis
Astropecten hemprichi
Astropecten hermatophilus
Astropecten huepferi
Astropecten ibericus
Astropecten imbellis
Astropecten indicus
Astropecten inutilis
Astropecten irregularis
Nordischer Kammstern
Astropecten javanicus
Astropecten jonstoni
Kammseestern
Astropecten kagoshimensis
Astropecten latespinosus
Astropecten leptus
Astropecten liberiensis
Astropecten longibrachius
Astropecten luzonicus
Astropecten malayanus
Astropecten mamillatus
Astropecten marginatus
Astropecten mauritianus
Astropecten michaelseni
Astropecten minadensis
Astropecten monacanthus
Astropecten nitidus
Astropecten novaeguineae
Astropecten orientalis
Astropecten ornatissimus
Astropecten orsinii
Astropecten pedicellaris
Astropecten petalodea
Astropecten platyacanthus
Astropecten polyacanthus
Kamm-Seestern
Astropecten preissi
Astropecten primigenius
Astropecten productus
Astropecten progressor
Astropecten pugnax
Astropecten pulcherrimus
Astropecten pusillulus
Astropecten pusillus
Astropecten regalis
Astropecten sanctaehelenae
Astropecten sarasinorum
Astropecten scoparius
Astropecten siderialis
Astropecten sinicus
Astropecten spiniphorus
Astropecten spinulosus
Kleiner Kammseestern
Astropecten sulcatus
Astropecten sumbawanus
Sumbawa Sand-Seestern, Kamm-Seestern, Kammstern
Astropecten tamilicus
Astropecten tasmanicus
Astropecten tenellus
Astropecten tenuis
Astropecten timorensis
Astropecten triacanthus
Astropecten triseriatus
Astropecten umbrinus
Astropecten validispinosus
Astropecten vappa
Stacheliger Sand Seestern, Bemalter Kammstern, Kamm-Seestern
Astropecten variegatus
Astropecten velitaris
Astropecten verrilli

More related species in this lexicon:

Astropecten platyacanthus var. flanaticus
Kammseestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-22 15:21:14
Last edit:: 2026-08-16 13:18:31

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Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911

Astropecten is a genus of sea star of the family Astropectinidae.

Synonymised names
Astropecten irregularis africanus Koehler, 1911 · unaccepted

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 16.08.2026.

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