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Blue spiny starfish

Coscinasterias tenuispina

Description:

Coscinasterias tenuispina is a starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is sometimes called the blue spiny starfish or the white starfish. It occurs in shallow waters in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Coscinasterias tenuispina has from 6 to 12 arms (usually 7), often of varying lengths, and grows to 20cm (8in) in diameter. It is a creamy, slightly bluish colour, variously blotched with brown, and is rough textured with short spines.

Habitat:

Coscinasterias tenuispina is a predator and an omnivore. The starfish is found on hard bottoms and under stones and seaweed where it mainly feeds on other echinoderms and on bivalve molluscs.

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Chris Taklis
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Chris Taklis

Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on May 30, 2016
Submitted on May 30, 2016

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