Patiria miniata Bat Star, Goldfish Bowl, Mottled Miniata, Sea Bat, Broad-disk Star

Patiria miniata is commonly referred to as Bat Star, Goldfish Bowl, Mottled Miniata, Sea Bat, Broad-disk Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7026 

AphiaID:

382131 

Scientific:

Patiria miniata 

German:

Fledermaus-Seestern, Netzstern 

English:

Bat Star, Goldfish Bowl, Mottled Miniata, Sea Bat, Broad-disk Star 

Category:

Sjøstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Patiria (Genus) > miniata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Brandt, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA, West Coast USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 302 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

44.78 °F - 52.88 °F (7.1°C - 11.6°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Diatoms, omnivore 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Patiria chilensis
  Chile-Seestern
• 
  Patiria miniata
  Fledermaus-Seestern, Netzstern
• 
  Patiria pectinifera
  Blauer Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-16 19:18:08 

Last edit:

2024-01-12 14:21:57 

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