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Common Light-striated Sea Star

Stichaster striatus

Classification

Stichaster striatus, the common light striated star, is a species of starfish in the family Stichasteridae, found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the German zoologists Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1840. Distribution and habitat Stichaster striatus is native to the southeastern Pacific Ocean, along the coast of South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 44