Ophidiaster ophidianus Purple Seastar

Ophidiaster ophidianus is commonly referred to as Purple Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5271 

AphiaID:

124101 

Scientific:

Ophidiaster ophidianus 

German:

Purpurstern 

English:

Purple Seastar 

Category:

Rozgwiazdy 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Ophidiaster (Genus) > ophidianus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Angola, Azores, European Coasts, France, Greece, Madeira, Malta, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, South-Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

3 - 100 Meter 

Size:

11.81" - 15.75" (30cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

62.6 °F - 73.4 °F (17°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Crustaceans, Detritus, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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Catalog of Life:

• Ophidiaster agassizi
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• Ophidiaster armatus
• Ophidiaster bayeri
• Ophidiaster bullisi
• Ophidiaster confertus
• 
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• Ophidiaster duncani
• Ophidiaster easterensis
• Ophidiaster granifer
• Ophidiaster guildingi
• Ophidiaster helicostichus
• Ophidiaster hemprichi
• Ophidiaster kermadecensis
• Ophidiaster lorioli
• Ophidiaster ludwigi
• Ophidiaster macknighti
• Ophidiaster multispinus
• 
  Ophidiaster ophidianus
  Purpurstern
• Ophidiaster perplexus
• Ophidiaster perrieri
• Ophidiaster reyssi
• Ophidiaster rhabdotus
• Ophidiaster tuberifer
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-16 20:54:32 

Last edit:

2021-10-16 17:24:26 

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