Sheriff-Badge Star

Asteropsis carinifera

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 3–55 m

A firm bodied sea star of rocky intertidal bottoms, it shelters cryptically in reef flats and lagoons and comes out at night. It feeds as a deposit feeder and has been seen taking cone shells in observation.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Asteropseidae › Asteropsis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 213177.