Callopatiria granifera Red starfish

Callopatiria granifera is commonly referred to as Red 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.

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lexID:

10945 

AphiaID:

177969 

Scientific:

Callopatiria granifera 

German:

Roter Seestern 

English:

Red Starfish 

Category:

Sjøstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Callopatiria (Genus) > granifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1847 

Occurrence:

Angola, Namibia, South-Africa 

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:

4 - 11 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.15" - 5.91" (8,0cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

60.8 °F - 69.8 °F (16°C - 21°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Callopatiria cabrinovici
• 
  Callopatiria formosa
  Schöner Seestern
• 
  Callopatiria granifera
  Roter Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-08-01 18:15:42 

Last edit:

2025-02-27 20:18:29 

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