Animals / Starfish

Blue sea star

Linckia laevigata · Ophidiasteridae

Linckia laevigata, sometimes called the blue Linckia, or blue star, is a species of sea star commonly found in the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.

Where the Blue sea star lives

Recorded in Indonesia, Ashmore and Cartier Is., Fiji, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Wallis and Futuna Is., Vanuatu, Cook Is., Samoa, Micronesia and Thailand (Asia and Oceania).

Most records fall in `Uvea, Koror, Bali, Western Australia, Fa'asaleleaga and Shefa.

See the Blue sea star’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 10,280 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.