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Updated 3/25/2013

Family Asteropseidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Asteropsis carinifera

Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i, Hawaii

 

Kewalo, Oahu, Hawaii, 30 feet

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 20 feet

SHERIFF-BADGE STAR

Uncommon under stones in shallow water.  Attains 7 inches.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Tropical Eastern Pacific.