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Family: Goniasteridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Anchitosia queenslandensis []	No picture found Anthenoides cristatus []	No picture found Anthenoides granulosus []
No picture found Anthenoides laevigatus []	No picture found Anthenoides lithosorus []	No picture found Anthenoides piercei []
No picture found Anthenoides rugulosus []	No picture found Anthenoides tenuis []	No picture found Astroceramus denticulatus []
No picture found Astroceramus lionotus []	No picture found Astrothauma euphylacteum []	No picture found Bathyferdina caelator []
No picture found Calliaster childreni []	No picture found Calliaster corynetes []	No picture found Calliaster quadrispinus []
No picture found Calliderma emma []	No picture found Ceramaster arcticus [Arctic cookie star]	No picture found Ceramaster clarki [Deep-sea cookie star]
No picture found Ceramaster granularis []	No picture found Ceramaster grenadensis []	No picture found Ceramaster japonicus [Red bat star]
No picture found Ceramaster patagonicus [Orange cookie star]	No picture found Ceramaster smithi []	No picture found Chitonaster cataphractus []
No picture found Chitonaster felli []	No picture found Chitonaster johannae []	Chitonaster trangae []
No picture found Cladaster analogus []	No picture found Cryptopeltaster lepidonotus [Pebbly star]	No picture found Eknomiaster macauleyensis []
Eratosaster jenae []	No picture found Ferdina sadhaensis []	Fromia elegans [Blocked starfish]
No picture found Fromia hadracantha []	Fromia indica [Indian sea star]	No picture found Fromia labeosa []
Fromia milleporella []	Fromia monilis [Peppermint sea star]	No picture found Fromia pacifica [Pacific sea star]
Fromia polypora []	No picture found Gephyreaster swifti [Gunpowder star]	No picture found Goniaster tessellatus [Common sunfish]
No picture found Hippasteria californica [California spiny star]	Hippasteria falklandica []	Hippasteria phrygiana [Trojan star]
No picture found Hippasteria spinosa [Spiny red star]	No picture found Iconaster elegans []	No picture found Iconaster longimanus [Icon star]
No picture found Iconaster uchelbeluuensis []	No picture found Kermitaster pacificus []	No picture found Lithosoma actinometra []
No picture found Lithosoma novaezelandiae [Rock star]	Mediaster aequalis [Red Sea star]	No picture found Mediaster arcuatus []
No picture found Mediaster elegans []	No picture found Mediaster gartrelli []	No picture found Mediaster sladeni []
No picture found Milteliphaster spinosus []	Notioceramus anomalus []	No picture found Nymphaster arenatus []
No picture found Nymphaster arthrocnemis []	No picture found Nymphaster diomedeae []	No picture found Nymphaster meseres []
No picture found Nymphaster mucronatus []	No picture found Ogmaster capella []	No picture found Paragonaster stenostichus []
No picture found Peltaster cycloplax []	No picture found Peltaster placenta []	Pergamaster incertus []
No picture found Perissogonaster insignis []	No picture found Pillsburiaster aoteanus []	No picture found Pillsburiaster ernesti []
No picture found Plinthaster dentatus []	No picture found Pontioceramus grandis []	No picture found Pseudarchaster alascensis [Aleutian scarlet star]
No picture found Pseudarchaster discus []	No picture found Pseudarchaster dissonus [Giant brown pseudarchaster]	No picture found Pseudarchaster jordani []
No picture found Pseudarchaster mozaicus []	No picture found Pseudarchaster parelii [Northern scarlet star]	No picture found Pseudoceramaster regularis []
No picture found Rosaster alexandri []	No picture found Rosaster bipunctus []	No picture found Rosaster confinis []
No picture found Rosaster mimicus []	No picture found Rosaster symbolicus []	No picture found Sphaeriodiscus maui []
No picture found Sphaerodiscus scotocryptus []	No picture found Stellaster childreni []	No picture found Stellaster convexus []
No picture found Stellaster equestris []	No picture found Stellaster princeps []	No picture found Tosia australis []
No picture found Tosia parva []

94 Species of Family Goniasteridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anchitosia queenslandensis		Western Central Pacific
Anthenoides cristatus		Western Central Pacific
Anthenoides granulosus		Western Pacific.
Anthenoides laevigatus		Western Pacific
Anthenoides lithosorus		Northwest Pacific
Anthenoides piercei		Western Atlantic
Anthenoides rugulosus		Western Central Pacific
Anthenoides tenuis		Northwest Pacific
Astroceramus denticulatus		Southwest Pacific
Astroceramus lionotus		Western Central Pacific
Astrothauma euphylacteum		Northwest Pacific
Bathyferdina caelator		Northwest Pacific
Calliaster childreni		Western Pacific
Calliaster corynetes		Western Central Pacific
Calliaster quadrispinus		Western Pacific
Calliderma emma		Northwest Pacific
Ceramaster arcticus	Arctic cookie star	Northern Pacific	11 WD
Ceramaster clarki	Deep-sea cookie star	Northeast Pacific.
Ceramaster granularis		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Ceramaster grenadensis		Western Atlantic, Antarct
Ceramaster japonicus	Red bat star	Northeast Pacific
Ceramaster patagonicus	Orange cookie star	Pacific Ocean	20 WD
Ceramaster smithi		Western Central Pacific
Chitonaster cataphractus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Chitonaster felli		Antarctic Atlantic
Chitonaster johannae		Antarctic Atlantic
Chitonaster trangae		Antarctic Atlantic
Cladaster analogus		Antarctic Atlantic
Cryptopeltaster lepidonotus	Pebbly star	Northeast Pacific.
Eknomiaster macauleyensis		Southwest Pacific
Eratosaster jenae		Southeast Pacific
Ferdina sadhaensis		Western Indian Ocean
Fromia elegans	Blocked starfish	Indo-West Pacific
Fromia hadracantha		Western Central Pacific
Fromia indica	Indian sea star	Southeast Atlantic and In
Fromia labeosa		Northwest Pacific
Fromia milleporella		Indo-West Pacific.
Fromia monilis	Peppermint sea star	Indo-West Pacific
Fromia pacifica	Pacific sea star	Pacific Ocean.
Fromia polypora		Indo-West Pacific
Gephyreaster swifti	Gunpowder star	Pacific Ocean	42 WD
Goniaster tessellatus	Common sunfish	Western Atlantic
Hippasteria californica	California spiny star	Northeast Pacific.
Hippasteria falklandica		Antarctic.
Hippasteria phrygiana	Trojan star	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Hippasteria spinosa	Spiny red star	Northern and Eastern Paci	34 WD
Iconaster elegans		Western Central Pacific
Iconaster longimanus	Icon star	Western Central Pacific
Iconaster uchelbeluuensis		Western Central Pacific
Kermitaster pacificus		Southwest Pacific
Lithosoma actinometra		Western Central Pacific
Lithosoma novaezelandiae	Rock star	Southwest Pacific
Mediaster aequalis	Red Sea star	Eastern Pacific	20 WD
Mediaster arcuatus		Southwest Pacific
Mediaster elegans		Eastern Pacific
Mediaster gartrelli		Southwest Pacific
Mediaster sladeni		Southwest Pacific
Milteliphaster spinosus		Western Central Pacific
Notioceramus anomalus		Antarctic Atlantic
Nymphaster arenatus		Eastern Central Atlantic
Nymphaster arthrocnemis		Western Central Pacific
Nymphaster diomedeae		Eastern Pacific
Nymphaster meseres		Western Central Pacific
Nymphaster mucronatus		Western Central Pacific
Ogmaster capella		Western Pacific
Paragonaster stenostichus		Western Central Pacific
Peltaster cycloplax		Western Central Pacific
Peltaster placenta		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pergamaster incertus		Antarctic Atlantic
Perissogonaster insignis		Western Central Pacific
Pillsburiaster aoteanus		Southwest Pacific
Pillsburiaster ernesti		Eastern Pacific
Plinthaster dentatus		Southern Pacific and Atla
Pontioceramus grandis		Western Central Pacific
Pseudarchaster alascensis	Aleutian scarlet star	Northern Pacific and Nort	20 WD
Pseudarchaster discus		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Pseudarchaster dissonus	Giant brown pseudarchaster	Northeast Pacific.
Pseudarchaster jordani		Western Central Pacific
Pseudarchaster mozaicus		Western Central Pacific
Pseudarchaster parelii	Northern scarlet star	Northeast Pacific
Pseudoceramaster regularis		Western Central Pacific
Rosaster alexandri		Western Atlantic
Rosaster bipunctus		Western Central Pacific
Rosaster confinis		Western Central Pacific
Rosaster mimicus		Western Pacific. Tropica
Rosaster symbolicus		Western Central Pacific
Sphaeriodiscus maui		Southwest Pacific
Sphaerodiscus scotocryptus		Western Central Pacific
Stellaster childreni		Indo-West Pacific
Stellaster convexus		Western Central Pacific
Stellaster equestris		Indo-West Pacific.
Stellaster princeps		Western Central Pacific
Tosia australis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tosia parva		Western Atlantic

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