Pisaster brevispinus Giant Pink Sea Star, Short-Spined Sea Star

Pisaster brevispinus is commonly referred to as Giant Pink Sea Star, Short-Spined Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10525 

AphiaID:

240757 

Scientific:

Pisaster brevispinus 

German:

Zangenstern 

English:

Giant Pink Sea Star, Short-Spined Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Pisaster (Genus) > brevispinus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Stimpson, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Alaska , California, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 180 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Weight:

1 kg 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 12,8 °F (8°C - 12,8°C) 

Food:

Barnacles, Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Invertebrates, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins, Snails 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pisaster brevispinus
  Zangenstern
• 
  Pisaster giganteus
  Riesen Dornenseestern
• 
  Pisaster ochraceus
  Sonnenblumenseestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-03-10 20:36:24 

Last edit:

2025-06-02 20:13:19 

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