Fromia milleporella

Fromia milleporella, common name Red Starfish or Black Spotted Starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Description

Fromia milleporella can reach a diameter of about 15 centimetres (5.9 in). Red Seastar may have various shades of red. ^[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in the West Indian Ocean starting as south as Madagascar and to as far north as the Red Sea. It is also found in the Maldives area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippines, China, south Japan and the South Pacific . It also lives in the Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. ^[2]

Habitat

It lives at depths of 0 - 73 m. ^[3]

Nutrition and management of the aquarium

The species is also considered in reef aquariums. It feeds on a thin layers of algae, and so it can live only in an old well-established aquarium. Little can be done to supplement its diet. The Red Seastar is known to be very intolerant of sudden changes in water chemistry. ^{[4] [5]}

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