Eknomiaster beccae

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth238–787 m
Water temperature24–26 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 10 records
November: 2 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 238–787 m · Deepest record: 787 m

230–240 m: 3 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 0 records
330–340 m: 0 records
340+ m: 27 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C

24–26 °C: 27 records
26–28 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Eknomiaster macauleyensis
Arctic cushion star
Hippasteria phrygiana
Cookie Star
Ceramaster patagonicus
Blocked Sea Star
Fromia indica
Red Sea Star
Fromia milleporella
Peppermint Sea Star
Fromia monilis

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).
30 open-data records from 1985 to 2003.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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