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Epoch harlequin shrimp starfish identification

Started by SerAndrew, March 16, 2022, 07:57:26 AM

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SerAndrew

Hi all!
Do any of you could help me with the identification of the starfish species that comes with the Epoch harlequin shrimp?

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bmathison1972

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Consider Fromia milleporella

However, if the sculpt was influenced by a captive specimen, it may have been fed Asterias rubens (although I don't think the species overlap in nature).

Fromia is a good option for a species the shrimp is likely to interact with in nature.

SerAndrew

Quote from: bmathison1972 on March 16, 2022, 10:30:20 AM
Consider Fromia milleporella

However, if the sculpt was influenced by a captive specimen, it may have been fed Asterias rubens (although I don't think the species overlap in nature).

Fromia is a good option for a species the shrimp is likely to interact with in nature.

Thanks!
But I'll display it separately, so I'm more interested in physical resemblance. And Fromia milleporella arms narrows in the edges, while the figure's arms are quite cylindrical. Besides the "squared" pattern in the body... Maybe it's not a good representative of any real starfish.

But I've found Echinaster luzonicus, and it may be ok.

Duna

Oh, what a cool little figure.

I had a pair in my reef tank, they were so beautiful. I fed them Asterina starfish and other large species.