eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Austrofromia schultzei |
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| Common name: |
Granular starfish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Echinodermata |
Not Defined |
Asteroidea |
Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Granulosina |
Ophidiasteridae |
Not Defined |
Austrofromia |
Austrofromia schultzei |
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Short Description:
Surface coated in granular and regulary raised into small humps.Ground color orange with humps and tips of arm yellow.Arms broaden slightly juast beyond base before taoering evenly into blunt tip
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Identification
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| Size: |
Up to 300mm across |
| Behaviour: |
Moving slowly over reef in hunt of pray |
| Diet: |
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| Distribution: |
Cape Town to East Londen
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| Depth: |
1-30m |
| Habitat: |
Rocky reefs
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| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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