Echinaster callosus banded bubble star, Warty sea star, Lumpy sea star

Echinaster callosusis commonly referred to as banded bubble star, Warty sea star, Lumpy sea star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Michael Eisenbart

Warty Sea Star,Beulenseestern,Echinaster callosus 2019

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AphiaID:: 213319

Scientific:: Echinaster callosus
German:: Knotiger Seestern, Beulenseestern
English:: Banded Bubble Star, Warty Sea Star, Lumpy Sea Star

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Echinaster (Genus) > callosus (Species)
Initial determination:: Marenzeller, 1895

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Comores, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Singapore, Somalia, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 29.53" (75 cm)
Temperature:: 76.82 °F - 84.74 °F (24.9°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Algae
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown