Crown of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)

Query: crown-of-thorns starfish

Result: 11^th of 14

Subject:	Crown of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1768x1164 File Size: 409750 Bytes Date: 2005:02:07 16:38:36 Upload Date: 2005:02:07 16:37:15

Crown of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)

Crown of thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, feeding on live coral adjacent to artificial reef.

Image ID: reef0110, The Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Pokai Bay, Oahu
Photo Date: January 1969
Photographer: Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

crown-of-thorns starfish
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