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Acanthaster brevispinus (Fisher, 1917).

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Deutsch: Ein seltener Stern in kurzen Stacheln Acanthaster brevispinus in Malapascuas, Philippinen. Dieses Foto scheint das erste Bild dieser Art in seiner Umwelt zu sein.
English: A rare short-spined Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster brevispinus) at Malapascuas Island, Philippines. This picture appears to be the first photograph of this species alive in its environment, previous known specimens having been trawled.
Français : Une rarissime étoile à épines courtes Acanthaster brevispinus dans son environnement à Malapascua, aux Philippines. Cette photo est une des toutes premières photographies connues de l'espèce dans son milieu naturel ; cette espèce n'avait précedemment été récoltée que trois fois en 1917, 1976 et 1984 et n'avait jamais été observée in situ.
Italiano: Una rarissima stella a spine corti Acanthaster brevispinus nel suo ambiente naturale a Malapascua, nelle Filippine. Questa foto è la prima fotografia conosciuta della specie nel suo ambiente naturale ; questa specie era conosciuta precedentemente solamente da tre esempi pescati con rete a strascico, in 1917, 1976 e 1984, e non era stata osservata mai in situ.
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by mattk1979 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/24879135@N04/6200575525. It was reviewed on 19 November 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.
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11° 20′ 00″ N, 124° 07′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines

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