Friant's Sea Star

Nardoa frianti

Friant's Sea Star (Nardoa frianti) is found in tropical waters in the western Pacific, throughout SE Asia and into the eastern Indian ocean.
Friant's Sea Star-Nardoa frianti Up to 20 cm. Tapering cylindrical arms with gold to red banding coveredwith rounded tubercles.Lighter colored central rosette formed by larger tubercles. Series of tubercles also lining arm margins. Seen in Reef 38, Lankayan Island, Borneo. Fall,Friant's Sea Star,Geotagged,Malaysia,Nardoa frianti,borneo,friant's sea star,sea star

Appearance

Length - 15cm
Usually five arms, tubercular, highly variable colour depending upon location.
Found singly or in groups on shallow water reefs on sand and rubble areas.
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Distribution

Tropical waters. Northern to north eastern Indian ocean through South east Asian waters into the eastern Pacific.

References:

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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212312
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderValvatida
FamilyOphidiasteridae
GenusNardoa
SpeciesNardoa frianti
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia