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Scientific Name: Astropecten indicus Doederlain, 1888
English Name: Starfish, Sea star
Local/Bangla Name: Taramachh (তারা মাছ)
Photo: Nanditha Ram Satagopan
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodarmata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Description:
Astropecten indicus typically exhibits a star-like shape, with five equally sized arms that narrow towards their tips. They are whitish-gray in color, with the upper surface being slightly darker. When preserved and dried, the specimens appear whitish. The madreporite is small and located closer to the interradial margin. The number of both the inferomarginal and superomarginal plates varies from 23 to 27, decreasing in size as they extend toward the tips of the arms. All the superomarginal plates have small spines along their upper edges, while the inferomarginal plates bear numerous tiny spines. Each adambulacral plate has a prominent central spine.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Muddy beaches of Coxs Bazar near the mouth of the river Bakkhali and eastern beach of Moheshkhali
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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