Astropecten africanus Sea Star

Astropecten africanus is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5916 

AphiaID:

178644 

Scientific:

Astropecten africanus 

German:

Großer Kammseestern, Roter Kamm-Seestern 

English:

Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > africanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Koehler, 1911 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, Mauritania, Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

5 - 80 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

11.81" - 21.65" (30cm - 55cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Astropecten acanthifer
• Astropecten acutiradiatus
• 
  Astropecten africanus
  Großer Kammseestern, Roter Kamm-Seestern
• Astropecten alatus
• Astropecten alligator
• Astropecten americanus
• Astropecten anacanthus
• Astropecten andersoni
• Astropecten antillensis
• 
  Astropecten aranciacus
  Roter Kammseestern
• 
  Astropecten armatus
  Stacheliger-Kammseestern
• 
  Astropecten articulatus
  Kammstern
• Astropecten bandanus
• Astropecten bengalensis
• Astropecten benthophilus
• 
  Astropecten bispinosus
  Kammseestern, Kammstern
• Astropecten brasiliensis
• Astropecten brevispinus
• Astropecten carcharicus
• Astropecten caribemexicanensis
• Astropecten celebensis
• Astropecten cingulatus
• Astropecten comptus
• Astropecten debilis
• Astropecten dubiosus
• Astropecten duplicatus
• Astropecten eremicus
• Astropecten eucnemis
• Astropecten euryacanthus
• Astropecten exiguus
• Astropecten exilis
• Astropecten fasciatus
• Astropecten formosus
• Astropecten fragilis
• Astropecten gisselbrechti
• Astropecten granulatus
• Astropecten griegi
• Astropecten gruveli
• Astropecten hawaiiensis
• Astropecten hemprichi
• Astropecten hermatophilus
• Astropecten huepferi
• Astropecten ibericus
• Astropecten imbellis
• Astropecten indicus
• Astropecten inutilis
• 
  Astropecten irregularis
  Nordischer Kammstern
• Astropecten javanicus
• 
  Astropecten jonstoni
  Kammseestern
• Astropecten kagoshimensis
• Astropecten latespinosus
• Astropecten leptus
• Astropecten liberiensis
• Astropecten longibrachius
• Astropecten luzonicus
• Astropecten malayanus
• Astropecten mamillatus
• Astropecten marginatus
• Astropecten mauritianus
• Astropecten michaelseni
• Astropecten minadensis
• Astropecten monacanthus
• Astropecten nitidus
• Astropecten novaeguineae
• Astropecten orientalis
• Astropecten ornatissimus
• Astropecten orsinii
• Astropecten pedicellaris
• Astropecten petalodea
• Astropecten platyacanthus
• 
  Astropecten polyacanthus
  Kamm-Seestern
• Astropecten preissi
• Astropecten primigenius
• Astropecten productus
• Astropecten progressor
• Astropecten pugnax
• Astropecten pulcherrimus
• Astropecten pusillulus
• Astropecten pusillus
• Astropecten regalis
• Astropecten sanctaehelenae
• Astropecten sarasinorum
• Astropecten scoparius
• Astropecten siderialis
• Astropecten sinicus
• Astropecten spiniphorus
• 
  Astropecten spinulosus
  Kleiner Kammseestern
• Astropecten sulcatus
• 
  Astropecten sumbawanus
  Sumbawa Sand-Seestern, Kamm-Seestern, Kammstern
• Astropecten tamilicus
• Astropecten tasmanicus
• Astropecten tenellus
• Astropecten tenuis
• Astropecten timorensis
• Astropecten triacanthus
• Astropecten triseriatus
• Astropecten umbrinus
• Astropecten validispinosus
• 
  Astropecten vappa
  Stacheliger Sand Seestern, Bemalter Kammstern, Kamm-Seestern
• Astropecten variegatus
• Astropecten velitaris
• Astropecten verrilli
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Astropecten platyacanthus var. flanaticus
  Kammseestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-22 15:21:14 

Last edit:

2026-08-16 13:18:31 

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