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Updated 12/4/2012
Family Asterinidae
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Patiria miniata
Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 70 feet
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Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 8 feet
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Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa, CA, 25 feet |
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Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa, CA, 25 feet |
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BAT STAR
Locally common on hard or soft bottom at any depth. Color highly
variable.
Attains 8 inches. Northern Pacific; Japan to Alaska, south to outer Baja California. Formerly
known as Asterina miniata. |
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