Mediterranean Red Sea Star - Echinaster Sepositus Stock Photography

Echinaster-sepositus-mediterranean-red-sea-starThe Mediterranean Red Sea Star is a species of starfish, a marine invertebrate in the genus Echinaster, family Echinasteridae, order Spinulosida, class Asteroidea, phylum Echinodermata and kingdom Animalia. This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it is one of the most common starfish, although virtually absent from some localities. Its northern limit is the English Channel, but only on the French side. It is found at depths of 1 to 250 metres in a wide range of habitats, including rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms, and sea grass meadows, especially Posidonia oceanica and Zostera. Sometimes it can also hide under rocks.