Sealife guideThe egyptian sea starGomophia egyptiaca

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Egyptian sea star
  • French name: Etoile de mer égyptienne
  • Spanish name: Estrella de mar egipcia
  • Scientific name: Gomophia egyptiaca (Gray, 1840)
  • Family name: Ophidiasteridae
  • Order name: Valvatida
  • Class name: The starfish [Asteroidea]
The egyptian sea star (Gomophia egyptiaca)
The egyptian sea star (Gomophia egyptiaca) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family
Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata)
Blue sea star
(Linckia laevigata)
Smooth starfish (Hacelia attenuata)
Smooth starfish
(Hacelia attenuata)
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Orange sea cucumber (Cucumaria miniata)
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Heavy starfish (Thromidia catalai)
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Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis)
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Red starfish (Echinaster sepositus)
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Red Sea fire sea urchin (Asthenosoma marisrubri)
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Blackspotted rubberlips (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
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Common stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
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(Synanceia verrucosa)
Halfspotted grouper (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
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Longfin batfish (Platax teira)
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(Carcharhinus longimanus)
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