Leiaster speciosus

Velvety Sea Star

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs.

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: Goniasteridae

Genus: Leiaster

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

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