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なまこ等の生き物図鑑。The photographic guide to animals, including sea cucumbers.

フトトゲヒトデ / Mithrodia clavigera

  • フトトゲヒトデ

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フトトゲヒトデ
全幅20cm程度になる大型のヒトデ。腕は細長い。

Mithrodia clavigera.
It is a large-sized starfish which grows up to around 20 centimeters long. Arms are long and thin.

Scientific Name : Mithrodia clavigera
Family: Mithrodiidae
Order: Valvatida
Photo taken at Sumida Aquarium