Marine life identification guide > Starfish > Crown-of-thorns starfish

Acanthaster planci

Crown-of-thorns starfish

Distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Acanthaster planci colour can vary from blue, purple, red, pale-brown or green-gray, with variably coloured spines (yellow, brown, orange, red).

Acanthaster planci snorkeling pictures

at Plage de Tiahura (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
© maupiti60

at Vilamendhoo (Ari Atoll)
© dominique

at Ilots Choizil (Mayotte)

at Ilot de Sable Blanc du Nord (Mayotte)

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