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Family: Astropectinidae (See list of species below)

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96 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Astromesites compactus []	No picture found Astropecten acanthifer []	No picture found Astropecten alligator []
No picture found Astropecten americanus []	No picture found Astropecten andersoni []	No picture found Astropecten antillensis []
Astropecten aranciacus [Comb star]	No picture found Astropecten armatus [Spiny sand star]	Astropecten articulatus [Royal sea star]
No picture found Astropecten bengalensis []	No picture found Astropecten benthophilus []	Astropecten bispinosus []
No picture found Astropecten cingulatus []	No picture found Astropecten comptus []	No picture found Astropecten debilis []
No picture found Astropecten dubiosus []	No picture found Astropecten duplicatus [Two-spined star fish]	No picture found Astropecten eucnemis []
No picture found Astropecten fasciatus []	No picture found Astropecten granulatus []	No picture found Astropecten hemprichi []
No picture found Astropecten hermatophilus []	No picture found Astropecten indicus []	Astropecten irregularis []
Astropecten jonstoni [Jonston's sea star]	No picture found Astropecten kagoshimensis []	No picture found Astropecten karankawai []
No picture found Astropecten luzonicus []	No picture found Astropecten malayanus []	No picture found Astropecten marginatus []
No picture found Astropecten mindanensis []	No picture found Astropecten monacanthus []	No picture found Astropecten nitidus []
No picture found Astropecten novaeguinae []	Astropecten platyacanthus []	Astropecten polyacanthus [Brown spotted combstar]
No picture found Astropecten primigenius []	No picture found Astropecten pugnax []	No picture found Astropecten pusillus []
No picture found Astropecten regalis []	No picture found Astropecten sarasinorum []	No picture found Astropecten scoparius []
No picture found Astropecten sinicus []	Astropecten spinulosus [Slender sea star]	No picture found Astropecten sulcatus []
No picture found Astropecten tamilicus []	No picture found Astropecten umbrinus []	No picture found Astropecten vappa []
No picture found Astropecten velitaris []	No picture found Astropecten verrilli [California sand star]	Bathybiaster loripes []
No picture found Bathybiaster vexillifer []	No picture found Craspidaster hesperus []	No picture found Ctenophaster diploctenius []
No picture found Ctenopleura astropectinides []	No picture found Ctenopleura ludwigi []	No picture found Ctenopleura sinica []
No picture found Dipsacaster anoplus []	No picture found Dipsacaster borealis [Northern sand star]	No picture found Dipsacaster imperialis []
No picture found Dipsacaster magnificus [Magnificent sea-star]	No picture found Dipsacaster pretiosus []	No picture found Dytaster gilberti []
No picture found Leptychaster anomalus [Pentagonal sand star]	No picture found Leptychaster antarcticus []	No picture found Leptychaster arcticus [Arctic sand star]
Leptychaster flexuosus []	No picture found Leptychaster inermis []	No picture found Leptychaster kerguelenensis []
No picture found Leptychaster pacificus [Pale star]	No picture found Lonchotaster tartareus []	No picture found Macroptychaster accrescens []
No picture found Mimastrella cognata [Soft tangerine starfish]	No picture found Persephonaster armiger []	No picture found Persephonaster echinulatus []
No picture found Persephonaster habrogenys []	No picture found Persephonaster tenuis []	No picture found Plutonaster agassizi []
No picture found Plutonaster bifrons []	No picture found Plutonaster hikurangi []	No picture found Plutonaster knoxi [Abyssal star]
No picture found Proserpinaster anchistus []	No picture found Proserpinaster euryactis []	No picture found Proserpinaster luzonicus []
No picture found Proserpinaster neozelanicus []	No picture found Psilaster acuminatus [Geometric star]	No picture found Psilaster andromeda []
No picture found Psilaster cassiope []	Psilaster charcoti []	No picture found Psilaster pectinatus []
No picture found Tethyaster aulophora []	No picture found Tethyaster canaliculatus [Channeled sea star]	No picture found Tethyaster grandis []
No picture found Tethyaster subinermis []	No picture found Tethyaster vestitus []	No picture found Thrissacanthias penicillatus []

96 Species of Family Astropectinidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Astromesites compactus		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten acanthifer		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten alligator		Western Atlantic
Astropecten americanus		Western Atlantic
Astropecten andersoni		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten antillensis		Western Atlantic
Astropecten aranciacus	Comb star	Eastern Atlantic and the	60 WD
Astropecten armatus	Spiny sand star	Eastern Pacific.	15 WD
Astropecten articulatus	Royal sea star	Western Atlantic Ocean
Astropecten bengalensis		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten benthophilus		Western Central Atlantic
Astropecten bispinosus		Northeast Atlantic and Me
Astropecten cingulatus		Western Atlantic
Astropecten comptus		Western Atlantic
Astropecten debilis		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten dubiosus		Southwest Pacific
Astropecten duplicatus	Two-spined star fish	Western Atlantic Ocean
Astropecten eucnemis		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten fasciatus		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten granulatus		Indo-Pacific
Astropecten hemprichi		Western Indian Ocean
Astropecten hermatophilus		Northeast Atlantic.
Astropecten indicus		Indo-Pacific.
Astropecten irregularis		Northeast Atlantic, Easte
Astropecten jonstoni	Jonston's sea star	Mediterranean Sea.
Astropecten kagoshimensis		Northwest Pacific
Astropecten karankawai		Western Central Atlantic
Astropecten luzonicus		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten malayanus		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten marginatus		Western Atlantic
Astropecten mindanensis		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten monacanthus		Indo-Pacific.
Astropecten nitidus		Western Atlantic
Astropecten novaeguinae		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten platyacanthus		Mediterranean
Astropecten polyacanthus	Brown spotted combstar	Southeast Atlantic and en	12 WD
Astropecten primigenius		Southwest Pacific
Astropecten pugnax		Western Indian Ocean
Astropecten pusillus		Indo-West Pacific
Astropecten regalis		Eastern Pacific
Astropecten sarasinorum		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten scoparius		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten sinicus		Northwest Pacific
Astropecten spinulosus	Slender sea star	Mediterranean Sea.
Astropecten sulcatus		Eastern Pacific
Astropecten tamilicus		Western Central Pacific
Astropecten umbrinus		Northwest Pacific
Astropecten vappa		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Astropecten velitaris		Indo-Pacific
Astropecten verrilli	California sand star	Northeast Pacific
Bathybiaster loripes		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Bathybiaster vexillifer		Northeast Atlantic and th
Craspidaster hesperus		Indo-West Pacific
Ctenophaster diploctenius		Western Central Pacific
Ctenopleura astropectinides		Western Central Pacific
Ctenopleura ludwigi		Northwest Pacific
Ctenopleura sinica		Northwest Pacific
Dipsacaster anoplus		Northeast Pacific.
Dipsacaster borealis	Northern sand star	Northeast Pacific.
Dipsacaster imperialis		Western Central Pacific
Dipsacaster magnificus	Magnificent sea-star	Southwest Pacific
Dipsacaster pretiosus		Northwest Pacific
Dytaster gilberti		Southeast Pacific
Leptychaster anomalus	Pentagonal sand star	Northern Pacific	6.8 WD
Leptychaster antarcticus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Leptychaster arcticus	Arctic sand star	Circumpolar, from 38°N o	10 WD
Leptychaster flexuosus		Antarctic Atlantic
Leptychaster inermis		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Leptychaster kerguelenensis		Antarctic Atlantic
Leptychaster pacificus	Pale star	Northeast Pacific and Nor	9 WD
Lonchotaster tartareus		Antarctic
Macroptychaster accrescens		Antarctic.
Mimastrella cognata	Soft tangerine starfish	Southern Ocean
Persephonaster armiger		Eastern Central Pacific
Persephonaster echinulatus		Western Atlantic
Persephonaster habrogenys		Western Central Pacific
Persephonaster tenuis		Northwest Pacific
Plutonaster agassizi		Western Atlantic
Plutonaster bifrons		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Plutonaster hikurangi		Southwest Pacific
Plutonaster knoxi	Abyssal star	Southwest Pacific
Proserpinaster anchistus		Western Central Pacific
Proserpinaster euryactis		Western Central Pacific
Proserpinaster luzonicus		Western Central Pacific
Proserpinaster neozelanicus		Southwest Pacific
Psilaster acuminatus	Geometric star	Southwest Pacific
Psilaster andromeda		Arctic and Western Centra
Psilaster cassiope		Western Atlantic
Psilaster charcoti		Antarctic Atlantic.
Psilaster pectinatus		Northeast Pacific.
Tethyaster aulophora		Western Pacific
Tethyaster canaliculatus	Channeled sea star	Eastern Pacific.	50 WD
Tethyaster grandis		Western Atlantic
Tethyaster subinermis		Atlantic and Mediterranea
Tethyaster vestitus		Western Atlantic
Thrissacanthias penicillatus		Northeast Pacific

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