Callopatiria granifera

Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.

Description
The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to 15 cm across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends.

Distribution
It is found from Namibia to Durban on the South African coast, subtidally.

Ecology
This starfish feeds on food detritus.