Where does the Bathybiaster loripes live?
Bathybiaster loripes has 920 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1883 to 2025. Most records come from Antarctica.
- 920 records
- 17 places
- 69 years recorded
- Asteroidea class
AnimaliaEchinodermataAsteroideaPaxillosidaAstropectinidaeBathybiaster
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18832025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | 549 | |
| French Southern Territories | 109 | |
| Chile | 78 | |
| South Georgia | 46 | |
| ZZ | 36 | |
| Argentina | 16 | |
| South Africa | 15 | |
| DR Congo | 14 | |
| Bouvet Island | 10 | |
| Falkland Islands | 9 | |
| Canada | 7 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | |
| Australia | 2 | |
| Brazil | 2 | |
| Norway | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Astropectinidae.
Psilaster charcoti
1,050 records
Leptychaster kerguelenensis
321 records
Macroptychaster accrescens
281 records
Leptychaster flexuosus
137 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.