Striking Sea Star

Euretaster insignis

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth11–70 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary
How commonOccasional

About this species

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.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Euretaster insignis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 15 records
March: 6 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 3 records
July: 4 records
August: 7 records
September: 6 records
October: 3 records
November: 5 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–70 m · Deepest record: 95 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 13 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 8 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 53 records
26–28 °C: 34 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

English: Striking Sea Star

Names in 2 more languages

French: Étoile ponctuée
Simplified Chinese: 網海星

Other scientific names: Retaster insignis

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
333 open-data records from 1908 to 2002.

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