---
title: "Gray Sea Star"
description: "Luidia clathrata — Other animals. Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gray-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gray Sea Star

> Luidia clathrata — Other animals. Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae.

- Scientific name: *Luidia clathrata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2411
- Wikidata: [Q2777443](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2777443)
- iNaturalist taxon: [209355](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209355)

## Names

- en: Gray Sea Star

## Countries with the most observations

US (1893), MX (11), BR (4), CU (4), BS (3)

## Summary

Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is variously known as the slender-armed starfish, the gray sea star, or the lined sea star. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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

## Photo

![Gray Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: decaturjosh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55638039

## Machine access

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