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Updated 12/21/2022

Family Ophidiasteridae

INDO-PACIFIC

Linckia laevigata



Palau


Wakatobi, Indonesia

Vava'u , Tonga


Chibishi, Okinawa

Sunabe, Okinawa, 25 feet


Central Philippines
   
   

BLUE SEA STAR 

Common on coral reefs in shallow water.  Bright blue or blue-gray over flesh and pale spots.  Attains width of 12 inches.  Red Sea to Japan and French Polynesia, excluding Hawaii.