Henricia nipponica
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Henricia nipponica can also be found under stones by the sea.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Henricia nipponica
- Scientific name
- Henricia nipponica
- Japanese name
- ヒメヒトデ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Spinulosida
- Family
- Echinasteridae
- Genus
- Henricia
A small sea star often seen on rocky shores in shallow water, from central Honshu northward.
In spring and summer, the female bends her arms under her body to hold her egg mass, caring for it until the young take shape.
Basic data
- Range
- Central Honshu and northward
Where the Henricia nipponica has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ヒメヒトデChecked: 2026-11-04
- 水産多面的機能発揮対策情報サイト ひとうみ.jp — ヒメヒトデChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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