Mithrodia clavigera Nail Sea Star

Mithrodia clavigera is commonly referred to as Nail Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3183 

AphiaID:

178200 

Scientific:

Mithrodia clavigera 

German:

Nagelseestern 

English:

Nail Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Mithrodiidae (Family) > Mithrodia (Genus) > clavigera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, China, East Africa, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Japan, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , The Bahamas, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

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 - 106 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef Terraces, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Temperature:

23,7 °F - 28,8 °F (23,7°C - 28,8°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Mithrodia bradleyi
  Bradleys Seestern
• 
  Mithrodia clavigera
  Nagelseestern
• Mithrodia fisheri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-05-16 23:04:33 

Last edit:

2024-01-14 20:15:55 

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