Where has the Antarctic Sun starfish been recorded?

Labidiaster annulatus occurrence evidence comes from 355 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1926 to 2018. Most records come from Antarctica.

• 355 records
• 6 places
• 36 years recorded
• Asteroidea class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: September. 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

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Antarctic Sun starfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Antarctic Sun starfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.