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Family: Pterasteridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Calyptraster tenuissimus []	No picture found Diplopteraster multipes [Pincushion star]	No picture found Diplopteraster peregrinator []
No picture found Diplopteraster semireticulatus []	No picture found Diplopteraster verrucosus []	No picture found Euretaster attenuatus []
No picture found Euretaster cribrosus []	Euretaster insignis [Striking sea star]	No picture found Hymenaster caelatus []
No picture found Hymenaster coccinatus []	No picture found Hymenaster crucifer []	No picture found Hymenaster formosus []
No picture found Hymenaster graniferus []	No picture found Hymenaster koehleri []	No picture found Hymenaster latebrosus []
No picture found Hymenaster nobilis []	No picture found Hymenaster pellucidus []	No picture found Hymenaster perissonatus []
No picture found Hymenaster perspicuus []	No picture found Hymenaster praecoquis []	No picture found Hymenaster quadrispinosus []
No picture found Hymenaster sacculatus []	Pteraster affinis []	No picture found Pteraster diaphanus []
No picture found Pteraster gibber [Slime star]	No picture found Pteraster jordani [Jordan's cushion star]	No picture found Pteraster marsippus [Prickly cushion star]
Pteraster militaris [Wrinkled sea star]	No picture found Pteraster obesus []	No picture found Pteraster obscurus [Obscure cushion star]
No picture found Pteraster pulvillus [Orange cushion star]	No picture found Pteraster rugatus []	No picture found Pteraster rugosus []
No picture found Pteraster stellifer []	No picture found Pteraster tesselatus [Tesselated slime star]

35 Species of Family Pterasteridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Calyptraster tenuissimus		Southeast Pacific
Diplopteraster multipes	Pincushion star	Circumpolar	20 WD
Diplopteraster peregrinator		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Diplopteraster semireticulatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Diplopteraster verrucosus		Antarctic Atlantic
Euretaster attenuatus		Western Central Pacific
Euretaster cribrosus		Indo-West Pacific
Euretaster insignis	Striking sea star	Pacific Ocean.
Hymenaster caelatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster coccinatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster crucifer		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster formosus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster graniferus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster koehleri		Northeast Pacific
Hymenaster latebrosus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster nobilis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster pellucidus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Hymenaster perissonatus		Northeast Pacific.
Hymenaster perspicuus		Antarctic Atlantic.
Hymenaster praecoquis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenaster quadrispinosus		Eastern Pacific.
Hymenaster sacculatus		Antarctic Atlantic
Pteraster affinis		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Pteraster diaphanus		Eastern Pacific
Pteraster gibber	Slime star	Southern Ocean.
Pteraster jordani	Jordan's cushion star	Northeast Pacific
Pteraster marsippus	Prickly cushion star	Northeast Pacific
Pteraster militaris	Wrinkled sea star	Circumboreal and polar	15 WD
Pteraster obesus		Western Pacific. Tropica
Pteraster obscurus	Obscure cushion star	Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Pteraster pulvillus	Orange cushion star	Northeast Atlantic and th
Pteraster rugatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pteraster rugosus		Western Atlantic
Pteraster stellifer		Antarctic
Pteraster tesselatus	Tesselated slime star	Northern Pacific and Nort	24 WD

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