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Order: Valvatida - Family Ophidiasteridae

Paraferdina sohariae

Marsh & Price, 1991

Sohari Sea Star

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indian Ocean

Size: 10 inches (25 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade, nor is there much known about this species.

Best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Asteroidea

    Order: Valvatida

    Family: Ophidiasteridae

    Genus: Paraferdina

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Paraferdina sohariae (Sohari Sea Star)
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 Paraferdina sohariae (Sohari Sea Star)
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