Mithrodia clavigera

(Lamarck, 1816)

Nail-armed Sea Star

Range: Indo-West Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans.

Size: 8 inches (20 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs and seen on all kinds of substrates.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade.

Feeds on other invertebrates.

Best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Asteroidea

Order: Valvatida

Family: Mithrodiidae

Genus: Mithrodia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.