---
title: "Gulf Sun Star"
description: "Heliaster kubiniji — Outros animais. Heliaster kubiniji is a species of starfish in the order Forcipulatida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/gulf-sun-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gulf Sun Star

> Heliaster kubiniji — Outros animais. Heliaster kubiniji is a species of starfish in the order Forcipulatida.

- Scientific name: *Heliaster kubiniji*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 785
- Wikidata: [Q1937599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [255743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/255743)

## Names

- en: Gulf Sun Star
- es: Estrella de mar sol del golfo

## Countries with the most observations

MX (663)

## Summary

Heliaster kubiniji is a species of starfish in the order Forcipulatida. It is commonly known as the gulf sun star, the common sun star or estrella de mar de golfo and it occurs in the intertidal zone of the Pacific coast of California, Mexico and Nicaragua.

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

## Photo

![Gulf Sun Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gulf-sun-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lisa Cuiltrez · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39636308

## Machine access

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