Distolasterias nipon Starfish

Distolasterias nipon is commonly referred to as Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12027 

AphiaID:

255050 

Scientific:

Distolasterias nipon 

German:

Japanischer Distolasterias 

English:

Starfish 

Category:

Zeesterren 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Distolasterias (Genus) > nipon (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Döderlein, ), 1902 

Occurrence:

Russland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

- 630 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Distolasterias elegans
• 
  Distolasterias nipon
  Japanischer Distolasterias
• Distolasterias robusta
• Distolasterias stichantha

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-03-15 12:07:54 

Last edit:

2025-03-06 19:23:28 

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