Species sheet
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keeled sea star
Asteropsis carinifera (Lamarck, 1816)
AnimalsEchinodermaAsteroids (starfish)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- reef comb starBritish English
- Sheriff-badge seastarBritish English
- Etoile de shérifFrench (France)
- Astérie carinifèreFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Asterias carinifera Lamarck, 1816
- Asterope carinifera Müller
- Gymnasteria biserrata von Martens, 1866
- Gymnasteria carinifera (Lamarck, 1816)
- Gymnasteria spinosa Gray, 1840
- Gymnasteria valvulata Perrier, 1875
- Gymnasterias carinifera Bell, 1893
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, DUCARME Frédéric in : DORIS, 12/03/2018 : Asteropsis carinifera (Lamarck, 1816), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4632
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Asteropsis carinifera (Lamarck, 1816), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3408
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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