---
title: "Sol de mar"
description: "Heliaster helianthus — Otros animales. Heliaster helianthus, the sun star, is a species of Asteroidea (starfish) in the family Heliasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/south-american-multiradiate-sun-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sol de mar

> Heliaster helianthus — Otros animales. Heliaster helianthus, the sun star, is a species of Asteroidea (starfish) in the family Heliasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Heliaster helianthus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1061
- Wikidata: [Q3274366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274366)
- iNaturalist taxon: [255868](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/255868)

## Names

- en: South American Multiradiate Sun Star
- es: Sol de mar

## Countries with the most observations

CL (851), PE (159)

## Summary

Heliaster helianthus, the sun star, is a species of Asteroidea (starfish) in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in shallow water rocky habitats and in the kelp forests off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, Peru and Chile.

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

## Photo

![Sol de mar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-multiradiate-sun-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200626004

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/south-american-multiradiate-sun-star?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).