---
title: "Red Sea Star"
description: "Callopatiria granifera — Inne zwierzęta. Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Sea Star

> Callopatiria granifera — Inne zwierzęta. Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.

- Scientific name: *Callopatiria granifera*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 813
- Wikidata: [Q2126319](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2126319)
- iNaturalist taxon: [491365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/491365)

## Names

- en: Red Sea Star

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (713), NA (4)

## Summary

Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.

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

## Photo

![Red Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189849438

## Machine access

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