Distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Acanthaster planci colour can vary from blue, purple, red, pale-brown or green-gray, with variably coloured spines (yellow, brown, orange, red).
at Trou-aux-Biches (Mauritius) © ilo-maurice
at Tulapos Marine Sanctuary (Philippines) © paradis974
at Cap Lahoussaye (Réunion Island) © paradis974
at Bunot Beach (Malaysia) © anne
at Etang Salé (Réunion Island) © paradis974
at Hon Tai (Vietnam) © bruno56
at Nungwi Beach (Zanzibar)
at Ko Rok Yai (Thailand) © anne
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © nst56
at Club Med Seychelles (Seychelles) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Plage de Tiahura (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © maupiti60
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Ilots Choizil (Mayotte)
at Ilot de Sable Blanc du Nord (Mayotte)
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