Callopatiria granifera
Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.Description
The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends.Distribution
It is found from Namibia to Durban on the South African coast, subtidallyEcology
This starfish feeds on food detritus.
