Red Starfish

	Red Starfish Red starfish (or red sea star) is a common name for several starfish and may refer to: '' Callopatiria granifera'', native to southern African coasts ''Echinaster sepositus'', native to the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic ''Fromia indica'', native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific and common in the aquarium trade ''Fromia milleporella ''Fromia milleporella'', common name red starfish or black spotted starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description ''Fromia milleporella'' can reach a diameter of about . Red seastars may have various shad ... '', native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific and common in the aquarium trade {{Animal common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Callopatiria Granifera ''Callopatiria granifera'', the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' Description The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends. Distribution It is found from Namibia to Durban on the South African coast, subtidally Ecology This starfish feeds on food detritus In biology, detritus () is dead particulate organic material, as distinguished from dissolved organic material. Detritus typically includes the bodies or fragments of bodies of dead organisms, and fecal material. Detritus typically hosts commun .... References Asterinidae Animals described in 1847 {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Echinaster Sepositus ''Echinaster sepositus'', the Mediterranean red sea star (sometimes only red sea star, but this name is also used for other species), is a species of starfish from the East Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.Villamor, A.; and M. A. Becerro. (2010). ''Matching spatial distributions of the sea star Echinaster sepositus and crustose coralline algae in shallow rocky Mediterranean communities.'' Marine Biology 157: 2241-2251. Description ''Echinaster sepositus'' has five relatively slender arms around a small central disc. It usually has a diameter of up to , but can exceptionally reach up to .European Marine Life: Echinaster sepositus'' Retrieved 12 December 2015. It is a bright orange-red in colour, and has a soapy surface texture unlike superficially similar ''Henricia'' starfish (another somewhat similar species from the same region is ''Ophidiaster ophidianus''). The surface is dotted with evenly spaced pits from which the animal can extend its deep red gills (papula). Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fromia Indica ''Fromia indica'', commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description ''Fromia indica'' can reach a diameter of about to . When young, it is bright red with black tips (but not always), and can become a duller red at maturity. Some describe it as "red with a fine black mesh finterlinked lines.", a characteristic pattern which distinguishes it from the black-spotted sister species ''Fromia milleporella''. Though this sea star normally has five rays, also called arms, some have been found with six, during periods of regeneration. Image:Fromia indica juvenile.JPG, Very young specimen Image:Fromia indica Maldives.JPG Image:Fromia indica HI09-0187.JPG Image:Fromia indica oral face.JPG, Oral face Distribution This species can be found in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, from the Andaman islands as far west as Sri Lanka and as far east as the Fiji Islands. It can also be found as far north as Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]