Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina to the Caribbean and Brazil.
Size: 20 inches (50 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy areas in seagrass beds.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade.
Large star that consumes coral polyps, sponges and clams besides detritus and algae.
Best left in the wild.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Oreaster
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
