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Scientific Name: Astropecten euryacanthus Leutken, 1871
English Name: Starfish, Sea star
Local/Bangla Name: Taramachh (তারা মাছ)
Starfish, Sea star - Taramachh (তারা মাছ) - Astropecten euryacanthus - Type: Sea_star

Photo: GBIF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodarmata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Description:
The five arms are of equal width, starting broad at the base and gradually tapering to a pointed tip. The mouth is fairly large and situated at the center of the upper surface. Each adambulacral plate along the oral margin has three elongated spines, with the middle one being the longest. The number of superomarginals matches that of inferomarginals. The superomarginal plates are wider than they are long and lack spines. On the other hand, each inferomarginal plate bears spines. The spines on the inferomarginals are slightly more elongated in the middle part of the arms. Body’s color is whitish-brown, with the upper surface being slightly darker, except for the madreporite and the marginal plates, which appear pale whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coast of Coxs Bazar, Sonadia, Moheshkhali, Saint martin’s island and Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.

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