Austromegabalanus psittacus
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Austromegabalanus psittacus, the giant barnacle or picoroco as it is known in Spanish, is a species of large barnacle native to the coasts of southern Peru, all of Chile and southern Argentina. It inh
Austromegabalanus psittacus for sale at a food market in Santiago de Chile
Giant barnacle feeding
Giant barnacle feeding
Heliaster helianthus
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Heliaster helianthus, the sun star, is a species of Asteroidea in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in shallow water rocky habitats and in the kelp forests off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, Peru a
Austromegabalanus psittacus
…There are plans to cultivate it along the coast of Chile and there are possibilities of exporting it to Japan. In addition to humans, the sea star Heliaster helianthus and the clingfish Sicyases sanguineus also eat this barnacle, although the clingfish can only prey on small animals (large Austromegabalanus psittacus…
Heliaster helianthus en Los Molles