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Linckia bouvieri Bouvier's Sea Star, Bouvier's Linckia

Linckia bouvieri is commonly referred to as Bouvier's Sea Star, Bouvier's Linckia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Ei sovi aloittelijalle. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Linckia bouvieri (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz


Courtesy of the author Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
5931 
AphiaID:
178187 
Scientific:
Linckia bouvieri 
German:
Bouviers Linckia 
English:
Bouvier's Sea Star, Bouvier's Linckia 
Category:
Meritähdet 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Linckia (Genus) > bouvieri (Species) 
Initial determination:
Perrier, 1875 
Occurrence:
Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 77 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
omnivore 
Tank:
219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  
Difficulty:
Ei sovi aloittelijalle 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-14 13:51:56 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Linckia bouvieri are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Linckia bouvieri, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Linckia bouvieri, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Linckia bouvieri Perrier, 1875

Linckia is a genus of sea stars found mainly in the Indo-Pacific region. They are known to be creatures with remarkable regenerative abilities, and capable of defensive autotomy against predators. They reproduce asexually.
The genus is named after the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Linck

Synonymised names
Linckia formosa Mortensen, 1933 · unaccepted (Synonym)

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 14.07.2026.

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Linckia bouvieri (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Linckia bouvieri,Sal, Kaapverdië 2022

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