Pentagonaster dubeni, vermillion seastar, red biscuit star

Pentagonaster dubeni Grey 1847

vermillion seastar, red biscuit star

The red biscuit star, Pentagonaster dubeni, has distinct brilliant red-orange plates on a white background.
It feeds on encrusting organisms such as sponges and bryozoans.


Naming notes :-from Greek roots penta means five, gon means angle and aster means star.

Distribution across southern Australia, from Qld to WA.
Max size to 15 cms
Family Goniasteridae