Astropecten polyacanthus Sand Sifting Starfish, Indo-pacific Comb Starfish

Astropecten polyacanthusis commonly referred to as Sand Sifting Starfish, Indo-pacific Comb Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Comb Star,Astropecten polyacanthus, Algies Bay.2019

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 213245

Scientific:: Astropecten polyacanthus
German:: Kamm-Seestern
English:: Sand Sifting Starfish, Indo-pacific Comb Starfish

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > polyacanthus (Species)
Initial determination:: Müller & Troschel, 1842

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Pacific (Ocean), Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Red Sea, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 60 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 80.6 °F (13°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carrion, Clams, Detritus, Food specialist, Snails, Worms
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Astropecten acanthifer
Astropecten acutiradiatus
Astropecten africanus
Kammseestern
Astropecten alatus
Astropecten alligator
Astropecten americanus
Astropecten anacanthus
Astropecten andersoni
Astropecten antillensis
Astropecten aranciacus
Grosser Kammseestern
Astropecten armatus
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
Kammseestern
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
Astropecten tamilicus
Astropecten tasmanicus
Astropecten tenellus
Astropecten tenuis
Astropecten timorensis
Astropecten triacanthus
Astropecten triseriatus
Astropecten umbrinus
Astropecten validispinosus
Astropecten vappa
Astropecten variegatus
Astropecten velitaris
Astropecten verrilli

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-09-24 09:23:49
Last edit:: 2017-09-24 09:23:49

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Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842

Astropecten polyacanthus, the sand sifting starfish or comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is the most widespread species in the Astropecten genus, found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The armspread is up to 20 cm (8 in)

It feeds on detritus and bivalve and gastropod molluscs which it swallows whole.
It is found at depths down to about 185 mt.

Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction.

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus)

Scientific paper

Distribution of tetrodotoxin in various organs of the starfishAstropecten polyacanthus, K. Miyazawa; M. Higashiyama; K. Hori; T. Noguchi; K. Ito; K. Hashimoto, 1987

External links

Flickr Video (en). Abgerufen am 16.09.2023.
Tauchparadies von Astrid und Johnny (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Comb Star,Astropecten polyacanthus, Algies Bay.2019

Astropecten polyacanthus.Snorkeled on sand several meters down at Te Haruhi Bay, Whangaparaoa.2021

Indo-pacific Comb Starfish - Astropecten polyacanthus,2020

Sand Sifting Starfish,Astropecten polyacanthus.Matapouri.2018

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