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Fromia pacifica Pacific seastar

Fromia pacifica is commonly referred to as Pacific seastar. 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 160 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Fromia-pacifica-jj-0044-101809_Kwajalein 2020

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 6480
AphiaID:: 368956

Scientific:: Fromia pacifica
German:: Pazifischer Seestern
English:: Pacific Seastar

Category:: Rozgwiazdy

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family) > Fromia (Genus) > pacifica (Species)
Initial determination:: H.L. Clark, 1921

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South China Sea, South-Pazific, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.74 °F (24.7°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Carrion, Detritus
Tank:: 35.2 gal (~ 160L)
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:

Fromia armata
Fromia balanse
Fromia eusticha
Seestern
Fromia ghardaqana
Ghardaqa-Seestern
Fromia hadracantha
Seestern
Fromia hemiopla
Seestern
Fromia indica
Indischer Seestern
Fromia milleporella
Tausendpunkt-Seestern
Fromia monilis
Perlen-Seestern, Perlenstern
Fromia nodosa
Knotiger Seestern
Fromia pacifica
Pazifischer Seestern
Fromia polypora
Seestern
Fromia schultzei
Schultzes Fromia, Körniger Seestern
Fromia subtilis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-05 19:37:50
Last edit:: 2021-09-23 19:08:38

Info

Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921

Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7.

External links

underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 23.09.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Fromia-pacifica-6-legs-jj-0026-110109, Close up of a 6-legged individual that also had two madroporites., Kwajalein 2020

Fromia pacifica with Fromia milleporella and a Fromia sp. ,Kwajalein 2020

Fromia-pacifica-6-legs-cu-jj-0032-110109, Kwajalein 2020

Fromia-pacifica-jj-7943-122716,Underside.Kwajalein 2020

Fromia-pacifica-jj-0044-101809_Kwajalein 2020

Fromia-pacifica-2_Fromia pacifica is uncommon, most often found at night on lagoon pinnacles.Kwajalein 2020

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