Leiaster leachi

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–100 m
Water temperature21–29 °C
Best monthsApril, September, and October
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Robin White, 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: 12 records
February: 6 records
March: 8 records
April: 14 records
May: 10 records
June: 6 records
July: 3 records
August: 4 records
September: 18 records
October: 14 records
November: 8 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–100 m · Deepest record: 240 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C

20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オオアカヒトデ

Other scientific names: Leiaster brevispinus, Leiaster grandis, Leiaster hawaiiensis, Leiaster speciosus, Ophidiaster leachi

Similar species

Leiaster coriaceus
Red Velvet Star
Leiaster glaber
Leiaster speciosus
Azure sea star
Linckia laevigata
Common Comet Star
Linckia guildingi
Multipore Sea Star
Linckia multifora

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).
106 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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