Choriaster granulatus Granular Sea Star

Choriaster granulatus is commonly referred to as Granular Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3184 

AphiaID:

213280 

Scientific:

Choriaster granulatus 

German:

Granulierter Walzenstern 

English:

Granular Sea Star 

Category:

Rozgwiazdy 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Choriaster (Genus) > granulatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lütken, 1869 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Australia, Bali, China, East Africa, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

24,9 °F - 28,9 °F (24,9°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Detritus, Invertebrates, Predatory, Zoobenthos 

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:

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  Choriaster granulatus
  Granulierter Walzenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-05-16 23:19:38 

Last edit:

2025-06-06 13:25:16 

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