DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Dactylosaster cylindricus
- Usual depth1–29 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, November, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–29 m · Deepest record: 28.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヌメリユビヒトデ
- Thai
- ดาวแขนกระบอก
Other scientific names: Asterias cylindricus, Linckia cylindrica, Ophidiaster asperulus, Ophidiaster cylindricus
Similar species
Azure sea starLinckia laevigata
Common Comet StarLinckia guildingi
Multipore Sea StarLinckia multifora
Japanese orange sea starCertonardoa semiregularis
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).
- 107 open-data records from 1816 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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