Species under Astropecten
n= 55
| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911 |
Eastern Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1860 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Comb star | Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean | 60 |
| Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840 |
Spiny sand star | Eastern Pacific | 15 |
| Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) |
Royal sea star | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Astropecten bengalensis Döderlein, 1917 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten benthophilus Ludwig, 1905 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823) |
Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean | ||
| Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten debilis Koehler, 1910 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten dubiosus Mortensen, 1925 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 |
Two-spined star fish | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Astropecten eucnemis Fisher, 1919 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten fasciatus Döderlein, 1926 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883 |
Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten ibericus Perrier, 1894 |
Eastern Central Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777) |
Northeast Atlantic, Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827) |
Jonston's sea star | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Astropecten kagoshimensis de Loriol, 1899 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Astropecten karankawai Lawrence et al., 2018 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten luzonicus Fisher, 1913 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten malayanus Döderlein, 1917 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten mindanensis Döderlein, 1917 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Astropecten nitidus unspecified |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten novaeguinae Döderlein, 1917 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906 |
Orange sand star | Eastern Central Pacific | |
| Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837) |
Mediterranean | ||
| Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
Brown spotted combstar | Southeast Atlantic and entire tropical Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and South Africa to the Hawaiian Islands | 12 |
| Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Astropecten pugnax Koehler, 1910 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Astropecten pusillus Sluiter, 1889 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840 |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Astropecten sanctaehelenae Mortensen, 1933 |
Southeast Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten sarasinorum Döderlein, 1917 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten sinicus Döderlein, 1917 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837) |
Slender sea star | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Astropecten sulcatus Ludwig, 1905 |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Astropecten tamilicus Döderlein, 1888 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Astropecten umbrinus Grube, 1866 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Astropecten variegatus Mortensen, 1933 |
Southeast Atlantic | ||
| Astropecten velitaris von Martens, 1865 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Astropecten verrilli de Loriol, 1899 |
California sand star | Northeast Pacific |