The moment 1: Cymo melanodactylus attacks a crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

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Shot Date: 2024/10/19
Shot Location: Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation

species
Cymo melanodactylus Acanthaster cf. solaris

Key Words
Cymo melanodactylus
Acanthaster cf. solaris
attack
coral


Masumi Kamata
2025/09/16 submitted



Animalia >Arthtopoda >Crustacea >Decapoda >Xanthidae >Cymo >

Cymo melanodactylus, considered a coral parasite, was filmed severing the tube feet of the crown-of-thorns starfish, a coral predator, beneath the aquarium.

(Data No.momo250914cm01b)

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