Oreaster clavatus Sea Star

Oreaster clavatus is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6146 

AphiaID:

178214 

Scientific:

Oreaster clavatus 

German:

Kissenstern 

English:

Sea Star 

Category:

Søstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Oreaster (Genus) > clavatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Müller & Troschel, 1842 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 

Size:

up to 13.78" (35 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Detritus, Food tablets, Frozen Food (large sort), Pellets, Snails, Sponges, Starfishs 

Tank:

549.95 gal (~ 2500L)  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Oreaster clavatus
  Kissenstern
• 
  Oreaster reticulatus
  Genetzter Kissenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-04 08:49:41 

Last edit:

2013-10-04 08:49:41 

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