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title: "Forbes's Sea Star"
description: "Asterias forbesi — Inne zwierzęta. Asterias forbesi, commonly known as Forbes sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/forbes-s-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forbes's Sea Star

> Asterias forbesi — Inne zwierzęta. Asterias forbesi, commonly known as Forbes sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae.

- Scientific name: *Asterias forbesi*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2733
- Wikidata: [Q770124](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q770124)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48902](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48902)

## Names

- en: Forbes's Sea Star
- fr: Étoile de mer de Forbes

## Countries with the most observations

US (1555), CA (716)

## Summary

Asterias forbesi, commonly known as Forbes sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in shallow waters in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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

## Photo

![Forbes's Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forbes-s-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hannah Walton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75237390

## Machine access

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