red starfish

Scientific name Echinaster sepositus
Descriptor Retzius
Year of description 1783
IUCN category (World) NE
Family Echinasteridae
Genus Echinaster
Echinaster sepositus Echinaster sepositus

Introduction

Echinaster sepositus, commonly known as red starfish, is a salt water echinoderm from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Size
    10 - 20 cm
  • Longevity
    5 year
  • Size
    10 - 20 cm
  • Longevity
    5 year

How to recognize the red starfish ?

The red starfish measures between 10 and 20 cm. This echinoderm is unicolore with a predominantly rouge and orange body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    scavenger
  • Sociability
    solitary
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The red starfish is an echinoderm solitary. This species is scavenger .

Although the red starfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare qui pond en eau libre
    • Active sexual selection
      No

The red starfish is an echinoderm ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    13 - 17 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 250 m

Biotope presentation

The red starfish is most often found at a depth between 0m and 250m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

Fishkeeping

Not recommended

We do not recommend keeping this species in an aquarium. It has unpredictable needs which, if not met, generate significant stress, potentially leading to a shorter life expectancy, an interruption of its growth or the development of pathogens.

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Sources & Contributions

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Bibliographic references

LA VIE SOUS-MARINE EN MEDITERRANEE - Humberg B. - Guide Vigot - 2000.

FLORE ET FAUNE DE LA MEDITERRANEE - Mojetta A. - Ghisotti A. - Solar - 1995.

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