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Nepanthia belcheri Belcher's Sea Star, Red Scaly Seastar

Nepanthia belcheri is commonly referred to as Belcher's Sea Star, Red Scaly Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien

Nepanthia belcheri, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023


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lexID:
18257 
AphiaID:
371005 
Scientific:
Nepanthia belcheri 
German:
Belchers Seestern 
English:
Belcher's Sea Star, Red Scaly Seastar 
Category:
Zeesterren 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Nepanthia (Genus) > belcheri (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Perrier, ), 1875 
Occurrence:
Australia, Queensland (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 46 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Coral rubble substrate, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Protected reefs, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,1cm - 2,7cm) 
Temperature:
24,3 °F - 29,1 °F (24,3°C - 29,1°C) 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-07 14:05:43 

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Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1875)

Synonymised names
Asterina (Nepanthia) belcheri Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted
Asterina (Nepanthia) brevis Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted
Asterina brevis Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Rowe &...)
Echinaster heteractis (H.L. Clark, 1909) · unaccepted (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
Henricia heteractis H.L. Clark, 1909 · unaccepted (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
Henricides heteractis (H.L. Clark, 1909) · unaccepted (A synonym according to H.L. Clark...)
Nepanthia brevis (Perrier, 1875) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Rowe and...)
Nepanthia joubini Koehler, 1908 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Rowe &...)
Nepanthia magnispina H.L. Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Rowe and...)
Nepanthia polyplax Döderlein, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
Nepanthia suffarcinata Sladen, 1888 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Rowe and...)
Nepanthia variabilis H.L. Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Rowe &...)

External links

  1. Australian Museum (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2026.

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Nepanthia belcheri,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023
Nepanthia belcheri, Sutherland St After Taplin St, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023
Nepanthia belcheri, Port Hedland, WA, Australia 2023
Nepanthia belcheri, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023

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