---
title: "Common Biscuit Star"
description: "Tosia australis — Outros animais. Tosia australis is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-biscuit-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Biscuit Star

> Tosia australis — Outros animais. Tosia australis is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Tosia australis*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2617
- Wikidata: [Q2276113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2276113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [355866](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355866)

## Names

- en: Common Biscuit Star

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2561)

## Summary

Tosia australis is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Common Biscuit Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-biscuit-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241892484

## Machine access

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