← Back

Striking Sea Star

Euretaster insignis

Classification

Euretaster insignis, commonly known as the striking sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Pterasteridae found in the central west Pacific Ocean. It is one of only three species in the order Velatida to be found in shallow water in the tropics. The young are brooded in a cavity underneath a "supradorsal" membrane.

Distribution

(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 2