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Capillaster multiradiatus

  • Other invertebrates
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth10–85 m
  • Water temperature22–30 °C
  • Best monthsFebruary and April
  • How commonRare
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Photo credit: (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 21 records
  • February: 59 records
  • March: 19 records
  • April: 56 records
  • May: 17 records
  • June: 13 records
  • July: 17 records
  • August: 22 records
  • September: 31 records
  • October: 17 records
  • November: 16 records
  • December: 30 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–85 m · Deepest record: 1,124.5 m

  • 0–10 m: 18 records
  • 10–20 m: 44 records
  • 20–30 m: 18 records
  • 30–40 m: 34 records
  • 40–50 m: 15 records
  • 50–60 m: 14 records
  • 60–70 m: 7 records
  • 70–80 m: 5 records
  • 80–90 m: 7 records
  • 90–100 m: 5 records
  • 100–110 m: 2 records
  • 110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

  • 22–24 °C: 3 records
  • 24–26 °C: 15 records
  • 26–28 °C: 32 records
  • 28–30 °C: 207 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages
Japanese
リュウキュウフタミウミシダ

Other scientific names: Actinometra borneensis, Actinometra coccodistoma, Actinometra coppingeri, Actinometra fimbriata, Actinometra multiradiata, Alecto fimbriata, Asterias multiradiata, Capillaster clarki, Capillaster coccodistoma, Capillaster multiradiata, Comatula fimbriata

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

  • Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 494 open-data records from 1758 to 2022.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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