Comaster schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
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Family:  Comatulidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 278 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from Maldives to Solomon Islands and from southern Japan to northern Australia.
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Biology:  Inhabits live or dead corals in shallow water (Ref. 800). Under overhangs (Ref. 10128). Also on reef slope; on rubble and sandy bottom. Usually semicryptic in reef crevices (Ref. 100368). Known as a host to various crustaceans (Refs. 100838, 102275). Seen among alpheids, pontoniines, galatheids, and myzostomes (Ref. 101028). Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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