Acanthaster benziei

Acanthaster benziei   Wörheide, Kaltenbacher, Cowan & Haszprunar, 2022

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Valvatida | Acanthasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall ? - 10 m (Ref. 131236).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Saudi Arabia).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in coral reefs, mainly in the outer reef surfaces where it mostly hides in crevices during the day and feeds nocturnally (Ref. 131236).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Worheide, G., E. Kaltenbacher, Z.-L. Cowan and G. Haszprunar 2022 A new species of crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster benziei sp. Nov. (Valvatida: Acanthasteridae), from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 5209(3):379-393. (Ref. 131236)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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