Asteropsis carinifera Sheriff-badge Sea Star, Keeled Sea Star, Comb Reef Sea Star

Asteropsis carinifera is commonly referred to as Sheriff-badge Sea Star, Keeled Sea Star, Comb Reef Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9841 

AphiaID:

213177 

Scientific:

Asteropsis carinifera 

German:

Seestern 

English:

Sheriff-badge Sea Star, Keeled Sea Star, Comb Reef Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asteropseidae (Family) > Asteropsis (Genus) > carinifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Columbia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of California, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Moluccas, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sumatra, Tahiti, Thailand, the Seychelles, the Society Islands 

Sea depth:

3 - 55 Meter 

Size:

2.76" - 3.15" (7cm - 8cm) 

Temperature:

15,8 °F - 84.2 °F (15,8°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Detritus, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Asteropsis carinifera
  Seestern
• Asteropsis epidendri
• Asteropsis insectorum

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-07-09 18:42:18 

Last edit:

2021-05-16 20:21:27 

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