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
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