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Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874) Naked basket star |
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| Family: | Gorgonocephalidae () | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines. Tropical to subtropical. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits reef slopes and walls with moderate to strong currents at depths of 1 to 100 m. Filter feeds on plankton at night and hides under corals or crevices at day time (Ref. 800). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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