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Short-spined Crown-of-Thorns
Acanthaster brevispinus
- Usual depth18–63 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Acanthaster brevispinus, the short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish, is one of the two members of the starfish genus Acanthaster, along with the much better-known A. planci, the common crown-of-thorns starfish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Acanthaster brevispinus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–63 m · Deepest record: 63 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Short-spined Crown-of-Thorns, Short-spined Crown-of-thorns Sea Star, Short-spined Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Corona de espinas cortas
- French
- Acanthaster à piquants courts
- Japanese
- アカオニヒトデ
Similar species
Crown-of-thornsAcanthaster planci
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1908 to 1996.
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