Red Starfish (Echinaster Sepositus)

Latin name: Echinaster sepositus
Common name: Red starfish
Class: Asteroidea
Family: Echinasteridae
Genus: Echinaster

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Habitat: Waters from 10 metres and down.

Reproduction: Eggs develop directly into starfish without a planctonic larval stage.

Colour: Vivid red, underside slightly lighter.