Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Crown-of-thorns starfish (species: Acanthaster solaris cf.)
Observed by Jairo Rivera Posada
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group

  • LIRS Site ref # 775

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 1.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "collecting Crowns of Thorns".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 2 m and 3 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 34 specimens. (exact)
  • specimens dead at end of the observation process.
  • specimens removed from natural environment as a part of the record-taking process.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

Crown-of-Thorns tagging

LIRS Project # 929