Fromia milleporella

Fromia milleporella, common name red starfish or black spotted starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Red seastar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Goniasteridae
Genus:
Fromia
Species:
F. milleporella
Binomial name
Fromia milleporella
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Asterias milleporella Lamarck, 1816
  • Fromia pistoria Muller and Troschel, 1842
  • Linckia milleporella Müller and Troschel, 1842
  • Linckia pistoria Muller and Troschel, 1842
  • Scytaster milleporellus Michelin, 1845
  • Scytaster pistorius Müller and Troschel, 1842

Description

Fromia milleporella can reach a diameter of about 15 centimetres (5.9 in). Red seastars may have various shades of red.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Indo-West Pacific starting as far south as Madagascar and to as far north as the Red Sea, as well as the Maldives area, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippines, China, south Japan and the South Pacific.[1]

Habitat

It lives at depths of 0 – 73 m.[3]

Nutrition and management of the aquarium

The species is also considered in reef aquariums. It feeds on a thin layers of algae, and so it can live only in an old well-established aquarium. Little can be done to supplement its diet. The red seastar is known to be very intolerant of sudden changes in water chemistry.[4][2]

References
  1. "The World Asteroidea Database - Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  2. "Red Sea Star". Liveaquaria.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  3. "Fromia milleporella". Sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. "Red Fromia Starfish, Red Starfish - Fromia milleporella". Bluezooaquatics.com. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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