---
title: "Lesser Starlet Coral"
description: "Siderastrea radians — Outros animais. Siderastrea radians, also known as the lesser starlet coral or the shallow-water starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lesser-starlet-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Starlet Coral

> Siderastrea radians — Outros animais. Siderastrea radians, also known as the lesser starlet coral or the shallow-water starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae.

- Scientific name: *Siderastrea radians*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1375
- Wikidata: [Q3945920](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3945920)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112555](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112555)

## Names

- en: Lesser Starlet Coral
- es: Coral estrella menor
- fr: Petit corail starlette

## Countries with the most observations

US (203), BM (69), JM (53), MX (53), PR (47), GP (29), KY (27), BS (21), DO (18), MQ (17), CW (13), CV (11)

## Summary

Siderastrea radians, also known as the lesser starlet coral or the shallow-water starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae. It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean as small, solid mounds or encrusting sheets.

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

## Photo

![Lesser Starlet Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-starlet-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151168843

## Machine access

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