six legged starfish needs ID

[Nicolette]

please and thanks!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

This was a hitchhiker!?

 

[Nicolette]

This was a hitchhiker!?

I work at my LFS and can't find him on the invoice, I bet he's from somebody's tear down.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Ah! I don't personally know anything about IDing starfish, except for a handful.

 

[Nicolette]

my best guess is echinaster luzonicus

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I seriously need to make a list of people to put a "shout out" to about particular critters. There's always someone out there that has a niche knowledge of a particular group. Who are our starfish folks?

 

[Nibejeebies]

I seriously need to make a list of people to put a "shout out" to about particular critters. There's always someone out there that has a niche knowledge of a particular group. Who are our starfish folks?

@camajestic is slowly becoming a star aficionado. Lets let her have a crack at it, Im sure she will find out in a day or two.... The woman is bugging me to build a star harem tank. She wants to become a Star expert!

 

[Nibejeebies]

This is the closet thing I can find, though I could be wrong. Its is the only one I could find that resimled the look as well as having six rays.

Sci- Echinaster luzonicus
Common names- Red Star, Luzon seastar,



Sources - http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367951
http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=3066
http://eol.org/pages/4703785/details


Also... I kind of wants it!

 

[Nicolette]

This is the closet thing I can find, though I could be wrong. Its is the only one I could find that resimled the look as well as having six rays.

Sci- Echinaster luzonicus
Common names- Red Star, Luzon seastar,



Sources - http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367951
http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=3066
http://eol.org/pages/4703785/details


Also... I kind of wants it!

we actually, finally got some in! they're on the invoice as burgundy linkia.. wrongoo! lol. i believe you're right though, that's more of what they look like, not very orange, with the exception of one of them.

 

[Nibejeebies]

I looked T the burgundy linka when I went through like 67 bizzilion species of sea star trying to find this one but they only have five rays....ill have to look at them again when I have had more coffee

 

[Roboson]

The burgundy linckia is known for growing an additional limb. Yours is browner than most however.

 

[Nicolette]

The burgundy linckia is known for growing an additional limb. Yours is browner than most however.

we've had several come in recently, and some are much much more orange. really beautiful.