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Order: Valvatida - Family Mithrodiidae

Mithrodia bradleyi

Verrill, 1870

Studded Sea Star

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean

Size: 14 inches (35 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky shallow coastal areas and tidepools.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade.

Simply not suitable for tropical aquariums, although sometimes shows up in the trade, and if so, should only be placed in cool water aquariums.

Has a temperature range of 50 to 68°F (10 - 20°C).

Feeds upon detritus and small invertebrate.

In warmer waters, arms fall off quite rapidly.

Best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Asteroidea

    Order: Valvatida

    Family: Mithrodiidae

    Genus: Mithrodia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Mithrodia bradleyi (Studded Sea Star)
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