Nymphaster arenatus

Nymphaster arenatus
In the Gulf of Mexico
Scale bar=2 cm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Nymphaster
Species:
N. arenatus
Binomial name
Nymphaster arenatus
(Perrier, 1881)

Nymphaster arenatus is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae that is native to the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.[1][2]

It lives at a depth of 58-3000 meters in subtropical waters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nymphaster arenatus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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