''Gomophia egyptiaca'', sometimes called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of

sea star Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...

from Ophidiasteridae family found throughout much of the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

.WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840
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Ophidiasteridae Animals described in 1840 {{Asteroidea-stub