Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus Astropus, previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.
The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status: Subfamily Benthopectininae accepted as Benthopectinidae Subfamily Pararchasterinae accepted as Benthopectinidae Subfamily Plutonasterinae accepted as Astropectinidae
Species The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: Image Scientific name Distribution Archaster angulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842East Indies, Philippine, China and south JapanArchaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977Indian OceanArchaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840 Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific
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