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Echinaster callosus
Sea star with 5 arms, conical and with blunt tip. The background colour is greenish-brown, with pink or white tubercles. Readily identified by the large tubercles arranged in transversal rows, and fused together at the tip of the arms to make a band across. 25 cm diameter. Unique for the tubercles.
Encountered in the back reef, reef front and external reef.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012
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this is a spectacular creature! In the third picture, it looks like a disco dancer :D