---
title: "Rose Sun Star"
description: "Crossaster papposus — Outros animais. The common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rose-sun-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rose Sun Star

> Crossaster papposus — Outros animais. The common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Crossaster papposus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2049
- Wikidata: [Q901244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901244)
- iNaturalist taxon: [192687](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/192687)

## Names

- en: Rose Sun Star
- de: Gemeiner Sonnenstern
- fr: Crachat d'amiral
- nl: Gestekelde zonnester

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1159), US (334), GB (287), NO (78), SE (17), IS (14), RU (13), FO (6), DK (5)

## Summary

The common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae. It is found in the northern parts of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224956015

## Machine access

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