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Short-spined Crown-of-Thorns
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Short-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster brevispinus

Acanthaster brevispinus, the short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish, is one of the two members of the Acanthaster genus of starfish, along with the much more well-known Acanthaster planci, the common crown-of-thorns starfish.

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