Archaster
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, 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, 1842 | East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan | |
| Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977 | Indian Ocean | |
| Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840 | Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific |