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title: "Yellow Mesh Sea Star"
description: "Nardoa novaecaledoniae — Weitere Tiere. Nardoa novaecaledoniae, commonly known as the yellow mesh sea star, is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/yellow-mesh-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Mesh Sea Star

> Nardoa novaecaledoniae — Weitere Tiere. Nardoa novaecaledoniae, commonly known as the yellow mesh sea star,  is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Nardoa novaecaledoniae*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 722
- Wikidata: [Q2465137](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2465137)
- iNaturalist taxon: [348861](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348861)

## Names

- en: Yellow Mesh Sea Star
- fr: Étoile de mer réticulée

## Countries with the most observations

NC (359), AU (177), ID (36), PG (23), VU (17), SB (5), PW (3)

## Summary

Nardoa novaecaledoniae, commonly known as the yellow mesh sea star,  is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean, the Philippines, and around New Caledonia at a depth range of 0-30 m. It is found in tropical reefs.
Nardoa novaecaledoniae grows to a maximum of 25 cm in length.

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

## Photo

![Yellow Mesh Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-mesh-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nuraini Arsad · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229656031

## Machine access

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