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Family: Oreasteridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acheronaster tumidus []	No picture found Anthenea aspera [Cake star]	No picture found Anthenea conjugens []
No picture found Anthenea difficilis []	No picture found Anthenea flavescens []	No picture found Anthenea grayi []
No picture found Anthenea pentagonula []	No picture found Anthenea regalis []	No picture found Anthenea viguieri []
Choriaster granulatus [Granular sea star]	No picture found Culcita coriacea []	No picture found Culcita novaeguinae [Cushion star fish]
Culcita novaeguineae [Cushion star]	No picture found Culcita schmideliana [Pincushion starfish]	No picture found Goniodiscaster acanthodes []
No picture found Goniodiscaster forficulatus []	No picture found Goniodiscaster granuliferus []	No picture found Goniodiscaster pleyadella []
No picture found Goniodiscaster rugosus []	No picture found Goniodiscaster scaber [Biscuit sea star]	No picture found Gymnanthenea globigera []
No picture found Gymnanthenea laevis []	No picture found Halityle regularis []	No picture found Monachaster sanderi []
No picture found Nidorellia armata []	No picture found Oreaster reticulatus [Cushioned star]	No picture found Pentaceraster affinis []
Pentaceraster alveolatus [Cushion sea star]	No picture found Pentaceraster chinensis []	No picture found Pentaceraster cumingi [Panamic cushion sea star]
No picture found Pentaceraster decipiens []	No picture found Pentaceraster gracilis []	No picture found Pentaceraster magnificus []
No picture found Pentaceraster mammillatus []	No picture found Pentaceraster multispinus []	No picture found Pentaceraster regulus []
No picture found Pentaceraster sibogae []	No picture found Pentaceraster westermanni []	Pentaster obtusatus []
No picture found Poraster superbus []	No picture found Protoreaster lincki []	Protoreaster nodosus [Horned sea star]
No picture found Pseudoreaster obtusangulus []

43 Species of Family Oreasteridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acheronaster tumidus		Southwest Pacific
Anthenea aspera	Cake star	Western Pacific.
Anthenea conjugens		Eastern Indian Ocean
Anthenea difficilis		Northwest Pacific
Anthenea flavescens		Northwest Pacific
Anthenea grayi		Western Central Pacific
Anthenea pentagonula		Western Pacific
Anthenea regalis		Indo-Pacific
Anthenea viguieri		Northwest Pacific
Choriaster granulatus	Granular sea star	Indo-West Pacific
Culcita coriacea		Western Indian Ocean
Culcita novaeguinae	Cushion star fish	Indo-Pacific.
Culcita novaeguineae	Cushion star	Indo-West Pacific.	40 WD
Culcita schmideliana	Pincushion starfish	Indian Ocean.
Goniodiscaster acanthodes		Eastern Indian Ocean
Goniodiscaster forficulatus		Western Central Pacific
Goniodiscaster granuliferus		Western Central Pacific
Goniodiscaster pleyadella		Northwest Pacific
Goniodiscaster rugosus		Northwest Pacific
Goniodiscaster scaber	Biscuit sea star	Western Central Pacific
Gymnanthenea globigera		Indo-West Pacific
Gymnanthenea laevis		Western Central Pacific
Halityle regularis		Western Central Pacific
Monachaster sanderi		Indo-West Pacific
Nidorellia armata		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Oreaster reticulatus	Cushioned star	Atlantic Ocean
Pentaceraster affinis		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster alveolatus	Cushion sea star	Indo-West Pacific
Pentaceraster chinensis		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster cumingi	Panamic cushion sea star	Eastern Pacific
Pentaceraster decipiens		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster gracilis		Indo-West Pacific
Pentaceraster magnificus		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster mammillatus		Indian Ocean.
Pentaceraster multispinus		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster regulus		Western Central Pacific
Pentaceraster sibogae		Indo-West Pacific
Pentaceraster westermanni		Western Central Pacific
Pentaster obtusatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Poraster superbus		Western Central Pacific
Protoreaster lincki		Western Indian Ocean
Protoreaster nodosus	Horned sea star	Indo-West Pacific	30 WD
Pseudoreaster obtusangulus		Eastern Indian Ocean

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