Leiaster speciosus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 8 records
February: 6 records
March: 16 records
April: 11 records
May: 9 records
June: 7 records
July: 1 records
August: 3 records
September: 13 records
October: 7 records
November: 7 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オオアカへビヒトデ

Similar species

Leiaster coriaceus
Red Velvet Star
Leiaster glaber
Leiaster leachi
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).
29 open-data records from 1974 to 2021.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.