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Phataria unifascialis

Galápagos blue sea star

Distribution: eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos Islands. Common on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

Spots where Phataria unifascialis has been spotted by snorkelers

Phataria unifascialis snorkeling pictures

at Punta Vicente Roca (Galápagos Islands)

at Playas del Coco (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Danta (Costa Rica)

at Playa Danta (Costa Rica)

at Playa Danta (Costa Rica)

at Concha de Perla (Galápagos Islands)
© che-lo

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