Home > Invertebrates > Sea Stars > Acanthaster planci

Family Acanthasteridae

HAWAII

Acanthaster planci

Midway Atoll, 30 feet

 

Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 40 feet

Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet

San Pedro wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

CROWN-OF-THORNS SEA STAR

Frequent at scuba depths feeding upon corals.  Appears fluorescent green at depth; this color is lost under artificial light.  Sharp spines tipped with venom.  Attains nearly 2 feet.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Tropical Eastern Pacific.