Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

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Left: A Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS). Right: another COTS feeding on a coral reef, resulting in bleached coral seen on the foreground.

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Left: Okinawa Prefecture Environmental Science Center Right: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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