Goniasteridae Forbes 1841

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar on the seabed. The specimen photographed was identified by the museum in Caracas, Venezuela. It was Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (Asteroidea:Goniasteridae)which is common between 275 and 3000 mts from the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela Item Type: Image Title: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphaster arenatus Behaviour: A Nymphaster arenatus Seastar probably feeding on the seabed. Site: Atlantic -- Venezuelan Basin Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 543 Latitude: 9 deg 44' 07" N Longitude: 59 deg 44' 60" W Countries: South America -- Venezuela Rig: Transocean Sovereign Explorer Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7 ROV: Centurion 38 HD Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 08 February 2010

Coral Sea, Duration 14 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 15 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 22 seconds

Cookie star (Ceramaster patagonicus) Cookie star (Ceramaster patagonicus) . This photo was taken at a depth of -399.9 meters in Sur Canyon as a part of a deep-sea coral expedition conducted by NMFS aboard the R/V Shimida in December, 2010.From SIMoN

Hippasteria phrygiana.

Mediaster stellatus, d'apres Perrier (Hirondelle). face dorsale.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar on the seabed. The specimen photographed was identified by the museum in Caracas, Venezuela. It was Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (Asteroidea:Goniasteridae)which is common between 275 and 3000 mts from the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela Item Type: Image Title: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphaster arenatus Behaviour: A Nymphaster arenatus Seastar probably feeding on the seabed. Site: Atlantic -- Venezuelan Basin Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 543 Latitude: 9 deg 44' 07" N Longitude: 59 deg 44' 60" W Countries: South America -- Venezuela Rig: Transocean Sovereign Explorer Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7 ROV: Centurion 38 HD Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 08 February 2010

Coral Sea, Duration 9 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 12 seconds

North Pacific Ocean, Duration 15 seconds

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Coral Sea, Duration 13 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 24 seconds

North Pacific Ocean, Duration 19 seconds, Shot includes Pomacentrus nigromanus (Goldback damsel)

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Coral Sea, Duration 11 seconds, Shot includes Sarcophyton sp. 1 (unidentified mushroom leather coral)

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 18 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 10 seconds

This species is common in much of the Western Pacific but not in Hawaii.

Photographed at 20 m. depth. These seastars feed on sponges, bryozoans, sea pens, and scavenge on dead animals.