What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Leptychaster kerguelenensis been recorded?

Leptychaster kerguelenensis occurrence evidence comes from 14 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1927 to 2006. Most records come from DR Congo.

AsteroideaPaxillosidaAstropectinidaeLeptychaster

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

14 records across 5 countries and territories, 1927–2006.

Leptychaster kerguelenensis · GBIF taxon key 5966016

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. 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.

Where Leptychaster kerguelenensis has been recorded

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

PlaceRecordsShare
DR Congo 7
Antarctica 3
South Africa 2
Argentina 1
Falkland Islands 1

Related animals

Others in the family Astropectinidae.

Psilaster charcoti
267 records
Bathybiaster loripes
213 records
Macroptychaster accrescens
62 records
Leptychaster flexuosus
23 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. 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.