Title

Crown-of-thorns starfish

Caption

Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eating polyps of stone corals (Porites lutea) and leaves white limestone skeleton, Sulusee, Pacific, Palawan, Philippines, Asia

Date

Mar 24, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Norbert Probst

Reference

BRK19C46_094

License type

Royalty free

Available size

60.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 18.7in x 12.5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

1 animal Asian Asiatic Cnidarians Crown-of-thorns starfish Echinoderm Echinoderms Filipino No People Oriental Pacific Pacific Ocean Palawan Palawan Island Palawan Province Philippine Province of Palawan Sea star Single Animal Southeast Asia Southeastern Asia animal feed animal feeds animals animals in the wild coral reefs corals fauna feed feeding feeds foraging full body full body length full body lengths full length groups of islands habitat ingestion islands marine animal marine animals natural environments natural habitat natural landmark no one nobody oceans one animal polyp polyps prick pricks reefs rosy rural sea search for food spiky spiny stony coral stony corals toxic under water underwater underwater worlds water animals waters white wild animals Asia Asteroidea Mimaropa Starfish animal coral group of islands ocean poisonous prickly underwater photo underwater photos water water animal wild animal Anthozoa Philippines Pilipinas coral reef island natural environment wildlife wildlife photography Cnidarian nature reef underwater world