Astrometis sertulifera Fragile Rainbow Star

Astrometis sertulifera is commonly referred to as Fragile Rainbow Star. 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:

18346 

AphiaID:

255044 

Scientific:

Astrometis sertulifera 

German:

Fragiler Regenbogen Seestern 

English:

Fragile Rainbow Star 

Category:

Sjøstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Astrometis (Genus) > sertulifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Xantus, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

California, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, USA 

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:

1 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks 

Size:

8,1 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Barnacles, Carnivore, Chitons, Clams, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs 

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:

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  Astrometis sertulifera
  Fragiler Regenbogen Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-13 20:06:17 

Last edit:

2026-05-13 20:23:36 

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