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title: "Cushion Star"
description: "Asterina gibbosa — Other animals. Asterina gibbosa, commonly known as the starlet cushion star, is a species of starfish in the family Asterinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cushion-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cushion Star

> Asterina gibbosa — Other animals. Asterina gibbosa, commonly known as the starlet cushion star, is a species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.

- Scientific name: *Asterina gibbosa*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3824
- Wikidata: [Q2513886](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2513886)
- iNaturalist taxon: [210121](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210121)

## Names

- en: Cushion Star
- es: Estrella de capitán
- fr: Astérie bossue

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1707), FR (1014), ES (352), PT (198), JE (76), IE (75), HR (64), IT (52), GR (28), GG (15), DZ (8), TR (8)

## Summary

Asterina gibbosa, commonly known as the starlet cushion star, is a species of starfish in the family Asterinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterina_gibbosa

## Photo

![Cushion Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cushion-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthieu Trotignon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341089362

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cushion-star?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).