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title: "Spotted Linckia"
description: "Linckia multifora — Andere dieren. Linckia multifora is a variously colored starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae that is found in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Red Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spotted-linckia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Linckia

> Linckia multifora — Andere dieren. Linckia multifora is a variously colored starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae that is found in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

- Scientific name: *Linckia multifora*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2167
- Wikidata: [Q824518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q824518)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121797](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121797)

## Names

- en: Spotted Linckia
- de: Kometenstern
- fr: Comète de mer

## Countries with the most observations

US (369), MV (195), ID (181), TZ (135), NC (122), FJ (85), EG (45), PW (42), PF (40), GU (38), KE (38), PG (34)

## Summary

Linckia multifora is a variously colored starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae that is found in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Its common names include the Dalmatian Linckia, mottled Linckia, spotted Linckia, multicolor sea star and multi-pore sea star.

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

## Photo

![Spotted Linckia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-linckia/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45298550

## Machine access

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