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Blue starfish

Linckia laevigata

Description:

These sea stars may grow up to 30 cm (11.8 in) in diameter, with rounded tips at each of the arms; some individuals may bear lighter or darker spots along each of their arms. Individual specimens are typically firm in texture, possessing the slightly tubular, elongated arms

Habitat:

stays in the shallow waters of tropical Indo-Pacific (a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia).

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Compostela Valley, Philippines

Spotted on Jul 18, 2015
Submitted on Jul 26, 2015

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