Archaster angulatus Sand Sea Star

Archaster angulatus is commonly referred to as Sand Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 120 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

720 

AphiaID:

213121 

Scientific:

Archaster angulatus 

German:

Grabender Seestern 

English:

Sand Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Archasteridae (Family) > Archaster (Genus) > angulatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Müller & Troschel, 1842 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, Eastern Indian Ocean, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Philippines, Red Sea, South China Sea, Western Indian Ocean 

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:

0 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Continental shelf, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 28,3 °F (24°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Detritus 

Tank:

26.4 gal (~ 120L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Archaster angulatus
  Grabender Seestern
• 
  Archaster lorioli
  Seestern
• 
  Archaster typicus
  Grabender Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-15 23:39:02 

Last edit:

2026-03-21 13:07:48 

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