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Unidentified

8 Feb 2025

JimL

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Understood to be the Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis) - an inteoduced peat that arrived in Hobart on shipping. ABC article on the issue at https://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/starfish/default.htm and official Govt info - https://fishing.tas.gov.au/species/seastar-northern-pacific

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16 - 100 Abundance
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JimL NatureMapr Tasmania Sea Stars (Asteroidea) Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata) Marine Invertebrates

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less than 1m Depth of sighting

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