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Amphiura sp. Brittle Star

Amphiura sp.is commonly referred to as Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.


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Amphiura sp. - Oktober 2006 - Indonesia - North-Sulawesi - P. Talise - Canon DIGITAL IXUS 700

Amphiura sp.


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lexID:
2588 
AphiaID:
Scientific:
Amphiura sp. 
German:
Schlangenstern 
English:
Brittle Star 
Category:
Brittle stars 
Family tree:
Amphiura (Genus) > sp. (Species) 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Sulawesi 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Plankton 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Amphiura abbreviata
  • Amphiura abyssorum
  • Amphiura acacia
  • Amphiura accedens
  • Amphiura acrisia
  • Amphiura acutisquama
  • Amphiura aestuarii
  • Amphiura africana
  • Amphiura agitata
  • Amphiura alba
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2008-09-07 11:38:59 

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These brittle stars have very long arms, that's why they are also called serpent stars. You can see them mostly at night, during the day they hide in crevices and underneath coral blocks. Some brittlestars such as Amphiura bury in the sand and only show a couple arms above the surface.

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