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New Caledonian Sea Star
Nardoa novaecaledoniae
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Sam Westbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Nardoa novaecaledoniae, commonly known as the yellow mesh sea star, is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean, the Philippines, and around New Caledonia at a depth range of 0-30 m. It is found in tropical reefs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nardoa novaecaledoniae”, 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: 55 records
- February: 48 records
- March: 26 records
- April: 41 records
- May: 76 records
- June: 54 records
- July: 63 records
- August: 61 records
- September: 119 records
- October: 98 records
- November: 69 records
- December: 59 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 18.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Photos
(c) Sam Westbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Catherine Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- New Caledonian Sea Star, Yellow Mesh Sea Star
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Étoile de mer réticulée
Other scientific names: Nardoa bellonae, Nardoa mollis, Scytaster novaecaledoniae
Similar species
Brown mesh sea starNardoa galatheae
Bumpy sea starNardoa gomophia
Warty Mesh Sea StarNardoa tuberculata
Button StarNardoa variolata
- Friant's Sea Star
Nardoa frianti
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).
- 227 open-data records from 1816 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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