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genus

Asterias

Asterias is a genus in the family Asteriidae. This database currently files 1 species under it, recorded across 38 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
38
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

Best-known members of Asterias

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Where is Asterias recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Canada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesGreenland: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesThailand: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesIceland: 1 speciesGeorgia: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United Kingdom1
  2. Netherlands1
  3. Germany1
  4. Sweden1
  5. Denmark1
  6. Ireland1
  7. Canada1
  8. Norway1
  9. United States1
  10. France1
  11. Isle of Man1
  12. Belgium1
  13. Russia1
  14. Iceland1
  15. Spain1
  16. Georgia1
  17. Portugal1
  18. Guernsey1
  19. St. Pierre & Miquelon1
  20. Vietnam1

All species in Asterias

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Common starfishAsterias rubensAsteriidaeNot recordedNot recorded38