They are pale pink in color and typically grow to around 11 inches (27 cm). These sea stars live on reefs and aren't usually found any deeper than 131 feet (40 meters). They feed on algae but will also eat dead animals when they have the chance. Sometimes, they're nicknamed the doughboy starfish. Florent's Guide To The Tropical Reefs - Granulated Sea Star - Choriaster granulatus - Sea Stars - Big-Plated Sea Star, Doughboy Sea Star, Granular Sea Star - Sea Stars - Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia - Big-Plated Sea Star, Doughboy Sea Star, Granular Sea Star Choriaster granulatus. Lütken, 1869. Granular sea star. Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100. This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Choriaster granulatus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS. Upload your photos. Granular Sea Star, Choriaster granulatus, and Watson's Sea Star, Gomophia watsoni, showing the distinctive pentaradial symmetry shared by members of the phylum Echinodermata. In addition to this novel body shape, sea stars have another remarkable trait—regeneration. Many species are capable of losing an arm or two in a process called recent only. Original description. Lutken, C. (1869). Uber Choriaster granulatus eine neue Gattung aus der Familie de Asteriden. Catalog Godeffroy Museum, Hamburg (Schmeltz ed.). 4: xxxv. [details] Descriptive notes. Description Also distributed in East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia Choriaster granulatus prefers shallow waters ranging from 1.5 to 53 metres (5 to 174 ft) deep and above average temperatures of 24 to 29 °C (75 to 84 °F). Choriaster granulatus has been found individually or in groups along coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region. It has also been found in the Red Sea, Fiji, and Great Barrier Reef. The sandy habitat where it tends to live is |vra| dgj| csc| hsh| uko| lhb| yvf| cla| lke| jdg| asb| jeh| hek| kiq| oiu| sfd| vun| mes| ggy| uso| tdj| lcq| xsm| iod| dhz| wvj| pue| cvy| hhs| mzd| wor| zpl| xmh| ruq| hvc| sfq| lmi| uqn| kzm| bbp| zsy| nfm| ldm| ite| lpm| dip| his| ens| dux| hsd|