Aquilonastra cepheus Skirted sea star

Aquilonastra cepheusis commonly referred to as Skirted sea star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13914 

AphiaID:

459525 

Scientific:

Aquilonastra cepheus 

German:

Gänsefuß-Seestern 

English:

Skirted Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Aquilonastra (Genus) > cepheus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Muller & Troschel, ), 1842 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Bora Bora, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Territory (Australia), Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Wake Atoll, Western Australia, Zanzibar 

Sea depth:

0 - 70 Meter 

Size:

up to 1.18" (3 cm) 

Temperature:

76.46 °F - 84.74 °F (24.7°C - 29.3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Sea squirts, Sponges 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Aquilonastra alisonae
• 
  Aquilonastra anomala
  Korallen-Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra batheri
• 
  Aquilonastra burtoni
  Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra byrneae
• Aquilonastra cassini
• 
  Aquilonastra cepheus
  Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra chantalae
• 
  Aquilonastra colemani
  Colemans Aquilonastra, Gänsefuß-Seestern
• 
  Aquilonastra conandae
  Gänsefuß-Seestern
• 
  Aquilonastra corallicola
  Korallenbewohnender Gänsefuß-Seestern
• 
  Aquilonastra coronata
  Kronen Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra doranae
• Aquilonastra halseyae
• Aquilonastra iranica
• Aquilonastra limboonkengi
• Aquilonastra marshae
• Aquilonastra minor
• 
  Aquilonastra moosleitneri
  Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra oharai
• 
  Aquilonastra richmondi
  Richmonds Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra rosea
• Aquilonastra rowleyi
• 
  Aquilonastra samyni
  Gänsefuß-Seestern
• Aquilonastra scobinata
• Aquilonastra shirleyae
• Aquilonastra watersi
• Aquilonastra yairi
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Aquilonastra sp.01
  Gänsefuß-Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-05-31 15:26:37 

Last edit:

2022-11-12 13:51:58 

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