Research Article

Biology of Incidental Catch Sea Star Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from Malaysian Borneo Exclusive Economic Zone

Table 1

Frequency of occurrence of prey items in the stomach of S. childreni.

Prey itemPhylumFrequency of occurrence (%)

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum MolluscaBivalvia12.24
Gastropoda44.89
Scaphopoda4.80
Phylum PoriferaSponges4.80
Kingdom PlantaeSeagrass and seaweed61.22
Kingdom ProtistaForaminifera83.97
OthersSediment95.92