Saltwater
Sand sifting sea star
Archaster typicus
Archasteridae
Facts
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and 11 more countries.
Tank mates
More about the species
Description
Archaster typicus is a species of starfish in the family Archasteridae. It is commonly known as the sand star or the sand sifting star but these names are also applied to starfish in the genus Astropecten. It is found in shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region.
Other names
No other names.
