# Crown of Thorns Starfish at Malapascuas Island v. II

- By: Matt Kieffer
- Date: 2011-09-05
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattkieffer/6200575525/
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/f/fc/Crown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg/1920px-Crown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A rare short-spined Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster brevispinus) at Malapascuas Island, Philippines.