---
title: "Blue Linckia"
description: "Linckia laevigata — Outros animais. Linckia laevigata, sometimes called the blue Linckia, or blue star, is a species of sea star commonly found in the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blue-linckia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue Linckia

> Linckia laevigata — Outros animais. Linckia laevigata, sometimes called the blue Linckia, or blue star, is a species of sea star commonly found in the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Linckia laevigata*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5798
- Wikidata: [Q882716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q882716)
- iNaturalist taxon: [57745](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57745)

## Names

- en: Blue Linckia
- de: Blauer Seestern
- es: Estrella de mar azul
- fr: Linckia bleue

## Countries with the most observations

ID (1159), PH (779), FJ (548), AU (538), NC (204), JP (153), TH (148), CK (146), KE (136), MY (136), TW (130), GU (124)

## Summary

Linckia laevigata, sometimes called the blue Linckia, or blue star, is a species of sea star commonly found in the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/360858240

## Machine access

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