Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits the upper level of sand and mud in protected lagoons and feeds only at night.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Feeds upon other invertebrate.
Better left in the wild.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
FYI: Shown here for identification only.