| Asterias amurensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Asterias |
| Species: | A. amurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterias amurensis Lütken, 1871
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Asterias amurensis, also known as the Northern Pacific seastar and Japanese common starfish, is a seastar found in shallow seas and estuaries, native to the coasts of northern China, Korea, far eastern Russia, Japan, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and British Columbia in Canada. Two forms are recognised: the nominate and forma robusta from the Strait of Tartary. It mostly preys on large bivalve molluscs, and it is mostly preyed on by other species of starfish. Population booms in Japan can affect the harvest of mariculture operations and are costly to combat.
This species has been introduced to oceanic areas of southern Australia, and is an invasive species there causing damage to native species, especially in Tasmania.[2][3]
- ^ Mah, Christopher (2008). Mah CL (ed.). "Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Shah, Foram; Surati, Shikha (2013). "Asterias amurensis". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Asterias amurensis". Global invasive species database. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2021.