| Fromia ghardaqana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Fromia |
| Species: | F. ghardaqana |
| Binomial name | |
| Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Scytaster milleporellus Müller & Troschel, 1842 | |
Fromia ghardaqana, common name Ghardaqa sea star, is a species of marine starfish in the family Goniasteridae. [1]
It has been found between 33.7 and 40.1 longitude and 15.3 to 28.6 latitude. [2]
Specimens have been collected from ocean depths between 5 metres (16 ft) and 15 metres (49 ft). It lives in 28.593 °C (83.467 °F) water. [2]
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