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STAR! Starfish <br />
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    One of the more than 1800 species found worldwide :-)<br />
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    The Asteroidea (also known as sea stars or starfish) are among the most diverse and familiar of the living Echinodermata, including over 1800 species from every ocean basin in the world, including the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific as well as the Arctic and the Southern Ocean, inhabiting intertidal to 6000 m abyssal settings. Living asteroids are pentagonal to stellate (although some sphaerical forms are known) and have arms that are continuous with the disk. Two to four rows of tube feet are present. Most asteroids have five rays, but some can have as many as 50. Astropecten indicus,D5200,Geotagged,Incredible India,IncredibleIndia,India,Life,Maharashtra,Nikkor,Nikon,NikonD5200,Wild,Wildlife,fauna,inter-tidal,intertidal zone,marine,nature,ratnagiri,starfish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

STAR!

Starfish

One of the more than 1800 species found worldwide :-)

The Asteroidea (also known as sea stars or starfish) are among the most diverse and familiar of the living Echinodermata, including over 1800 species from every ocean basin in the world, including the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific as well as the Arctic and the Southern Ocean, inhabiting intertidal to 6000 m abyssal settings. Living asteroids are pentagonal to stellate (although some sphaerical forms are known) and have arms that are continuous with the disk. Two to four rows of tube feet are present. Most asteroids have five rays, but some can have as many as 50.

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  1. I love how you left some room for the habitat, which is beautifully colorful! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks :-) Posted 9 years ago

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Astropecten indicus is a sea star in the Astropecten genus.

Similar species: Paxillosida
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 15, 2016. Captured Dec 17, 2015 10:30 in Anjarle - Aade Rd, Anjarle, Maharashtra 415714, India.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/8.0
  • 1s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm