Iconaster longimanus Double Sea Star, Icon star

Iconaster longimanusis commonly referred to as Double Sea Star, Icon star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1073 

AphiaID:

254823 

Scientific:

Iconaster longimanus 

German:

Ikonenstern, Doppelstern 

English:

Double Sea Star, Icon Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family) > Iconaster (Genus) > longimanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Möbius, ), 1859 

Occurrence:

Arabian Sea, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South China Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

6 - 85 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 11.81" (10cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carrion, Sponges 

Tank:

87.99 gal (~ 400L)  

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:

• Iconaster elegans
• 
  Iconaster longimanus
  Ikonenstern, Doppelstern
• Iconaster uchelbeluuensis
• Iconaster vanuatuensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-10-05 20:40:06 

Last edit:

2022-01-23 11:12:23 

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