New Caledonian Star

Nardoa novaecaledoniae

Also known as Yellow Mesh Sea Star, it is a starfish of the family Ophidiasteridae.
New Caledonian Star - Nardoa novaecaledoniae  Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Nardoa novaecaledoniae,New Caledonian Star

Appearance

Up to 25 cm.
Five tapered cyclindrical arms. Tan to brown udnercolor with white spots larger on central disc and growing smaller as they proceed down dark arms. Pinkish toward arm tips.

Distribution

West Pacific from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Habitat

Inhabits shallow rocky reefs.

References:

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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368972
Reef Creature Identification Tropical Pacific - Paul Humann, Ned Deloach
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nardoa_novaecaledoniae
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderValvatida
FamilyOphidiasteridae
GenusNardoa
SpeciesNardoa novaecaledoniae
Photographed in
Indonesia