Species Name: Pentaceraster duebeni

Authority: Gray, 1847

Common Name: Red Tiled Sea Star

Range: Western Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits protected coral reefs and emerges at night to hunt prey

Note: Has a temperature range of 66 to 72°F (18 - 22°C). About 20 inches (50 cm) from tip-to-tip, and feeds upon detritus and small invertebrate. Pretty, but not reef aquarium safe and better left in the wild.