Tosia australis

Gray, 1840

Southern Biscuit Sea Star

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Southern Australia to the Antarctic.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy and muddy bottom areas.

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

A temperate water species.

Best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Asteroidea

Order: Valvatida

Family: Goniasteridae

Genus: Tosia

FYI: Was previously identified as Pentaceraster tuberculatus.

Shown here for identification only.