Starfish ID please

[rahul123]

Can anyone help me to identify this starfish?

 

[i cant think]

Can anyone help me to identify this starfish?

It looks like maybe a Patiria miniata, however I’m not great in starfish IDs.

 

[AydenLincoln]

It looks like it belongs to the Genus Leptychaster…possibly. Where did you get it? @ISpeakForTheSeas @livinlifeinBKK Any thoughts?

 

[rahul123]

It looks like it belongs to the Genus Leptychaster…possibly. Where did you get it? @ISpeakForTheSeas @livinlifeinBKK Any thoughts?

I got it from local store 6 months ago. Just curious to know about it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I got it from local store 6 months ago. Just curious to know about it.

Personally I’d call or go to the fish store and show them a photo! There’s around 2,000 of species of starfish all with different needs.

 

[nereefpat]

How big is it?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Where did you get it? @ISpeakForTheSeas @livinlifeinBKK Any thoughts?

For some reason the tag didn't notify me of this, so @livinlifeinBKK -

It looks like maybe a Patiria miniata, however I’m not great in starfish IDs.

It's a good thought, but this specimen has marginal plates (the ridges that make up the rim going around the starfish) while P. miniata doesn't.

It looks like it belongs to the Genus Leptychaster…possibly.

It does resemble Leptychaster, but those (with a few American continent exceptions) are limited to cold waters. Some other genera that have species resembling this star that are found more frequently in tropical waters are Anthenea and Ceramaster, but I don't know if this would be from either of those genera.

I got it from local store 6 months ago. Just curious to know about it.

I don't know if it would help too much, but do you have a picture of the underside of the star? Also, do you know where it was collected from (i.e. was it collected from the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, etc.)?

 

[AydenLincoln]

For some reason the tag didn't notify me of this, so @livinlifeinBKK -

It's a good thought, but this specimen has marginal plates (the ridges that make up the rim going around the starfish) while P. miniata doesn't.

It does resemble Leptychaster, but those (with a few American continent exceptions) are limited to cold waters. Some other genera that have species resembling this star that are found more frequently in tropical waters are Anthenea and Ceramaster, but I don't know if this would be from either of those genera.

I don't know if it would help too much, but do you have a picture of the underside of the star? Also, do you know where it was collected from (i.e. was it collected from the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, etc.)?

I agree with the possibility of it being a Anthenea or a cake sea star! But I don’t think it’s part of ceramaster because the shape and those species are puffy.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I agree with the possibility of it being a Anthenea or a cake sea star! But I don’t think it’s part of ceramaster because the shape and those species are puffy.

Yeah, the ones I've seen are usually too puffy to be likely in this case.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Yeah, the ones I've seen are usually too puffy to be likely in this case.

I’ll have an answer in a bit. I reached out to someone who should know.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like either bat star or Asterina gibbosa

 

[rahul123]

How big is it?

Size 6" approx.

For some reason the tag didn't notify me of this, so @livinlifeinBKK -

It's a good thought, but this specimen has marginal plates (the ridges that make up the rim going around the starfish) while P. miniata doesn't.

It does resemble Leptychaster, but those (with a few American continent exceptions) are limited to cold waters. Some other genera that have species resembling this star that are found more frequently in tropical waters are Anthenea and Ceramaster, but I don't know if this would be from either of those genera.

I don't know if it would help too much, but do you have a picture of the underside of the star? Also, do you know where it was collected from (i.e. was it collected from the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, etc.)?

I shall take the picture of the underside once it sticks to the glass. The storekeeper has no further info about it. He also got from another store.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I shall take the picture of the underside once it sticks to the glass. The storekeeper has no further info about it. He also got from another store.

Wow! That’s so unhelpful! I don’t like that. Don’t sell or buy what you don’t know. I assume this is in a tropical tank correct?

 

[AydenLincoln]

Looks like either bat star or Asterina gibbosa

It’s definitely neither of those a bat stars are cold water and asterisms gibbosa are puffy! Actually both of these are puffy. I’m waiting on an email back but I will have the answer soon.

 

[rahul123]

Wow! That’s so unhelpful! I don’t like that. Don’t sell or buy what you don’t know. I assume this is in a tropical tank correct?

Its in FOWLR tank.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Its in FOWLR tank.

They actually were asking about the temperature of the water in your tank - Is it in a tropical (warm water) tank, or is it in a cold water tank?

 

[rahul123]

They actually were asking about the temperature of the water in your tank - Is it in a tropical (warm water) tank, or is it in a cold water tank?

Kept it at 80F temp.