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title: "Six-rayed Star"
description: "Leptasterias hexactis — Andere dieren. Leptasterias hexactis is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae, commonly known as the six-rayed star."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/six-rayed-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Six-rayed Star

> Leptasterias hexactis — Andere dieren. Leptasterias hexactis is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae, commonly known as the six-rayed star.

- Scientific name: *Leptasterias hexactis*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 4810
- Wikidata: [Q2326273](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2326273)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117691)

## Names

- en: Six-rayed Star

## Countries with the most observations

US (1487), CA (178)

## Summary

Leptasterias hexactis is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae, commonly known as the six-rayed star. It is found in the intertidal zone of the western seaboard of the United States. It is a predator and is unusual among starfish in that it broods its eggs and young.

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

## Photo

![Six-rayed Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/six-rayed-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: peter-f · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64988846

## Machine access

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