Giant-spined Star, Pisaster giganteus

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Updated 12/5/2012

Family Asteriidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Pisaster giganteus

Rock Quarry, Catalina, CA, 25 feet	Juvenile


Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa, CA, 25 feet

GIANT-SPINED STAR

Common on rocky reefs at any depth where it feeds upon bivalves. Attains 22 inches. Vancouver Island to Outer Baja California.