Species Acanthaster brevispinus Fisher, 1917

Museums

Regional Maps

• Acanthaster brevispinus Fisher, W.K. 1917. New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-94 [92].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 37027, off Sirun Is., Sulu Archipelago, Philippines.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Off Townsville to Capricorn Group, Qld and Elizabeth Reef, Tasman Sea; west Pacific Ocean. Depth range to 20 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)