Inflated shape and distinctive mottled green and rust colouration, which appears stable throughout its geographic range. This seastar occurs on the floor of large bays, harbours and estuaries and is more often collected in dredges and trawls than observed by divers.
Information
Depth: 8-80m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Widespread (100% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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