Pharia pyramidata, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pharia pyramidata, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Large five-armed sea star, with long tubular arms, lavender/brown base colour covered in yellow-green spots which leave a clear line down the center of each arm.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.8-30.1°C
Depth: 1-130m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (26% 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 (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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