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title: "Rode kamster"
description: "Astropecten aranciacus — Andere dieren. Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-comb-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rode kamster

> Astropecten aranciacus — Andere dieren. Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae.

- Scientific name: *Astropecten aranciacus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 813
- Wikidata: [Q1438455](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1438455)
- iNaturalist taxon: [326330](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326330)

## Names

- en: Red Comb Star
- de: Roter Kammseestern
- es: Estrella de mar de arena
- fr: Grande étoile-peigne
- nl: Rode kamster

## Countries with the most observations

ES (374), PT (178), FR (85), HR (53), GR (27), IT (23), DZ (8), TR (4), GI (3)

## Summary

Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea.

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

## Photo

![Rode kamster](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-comb-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steph Pereira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250000217

## Machine access

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