Heffernan's Sea Star

Q: Where can you find Heffernan's Sea Star?

Heffernan's Sea Star can be found in: Egypt East, Laccadive Islands, Mariana Islands, Saudi Arabia West, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Australia North, Marshall Islands, Malaysia West, Somalia East, Vanuatu, Sudan, Brunei, China, Myanmar, Eritrea, Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, India, Israel, India East, India West, Thailand East, Thailand West, Israel South, Oman, Oman East, Somalia North, Australia East, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Seychelles, Cambodia, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, Singapore, Tanzania, Malaysia, South Africa, Red Sea, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Mozambique, Jordan, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Egypt, Tonga and Samoa, Yemen, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Kiribati, Pakistan, Djibouti, Comoros, Fiji, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Somalia.

Celerina heffernani

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Celerina heffernani, known commonly as the Hefferman's Starfish, is a species of marine echinoderm in the family Ophidiasteridae.

The Hefferman's Starfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from Indonesia and Philippines to Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and East Australia.

This starfish can be distinguished from Fromia monilis by a unique range of short spikes lying on both side of the arms groove.