Phataria unifascialis
Phataria unifascialis is a species of starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is sometimes known as the blue seastar or tan starfish, but both these names are also used for other species. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean where it ranges from the Gulf of California and Magdalena Bay to northwest Peru, including various eastern Pacific island groups such as the Galápagos. It remains fully active at temperatures down to, but becomes inactive when it drops to. It reaches a diameter of about.In Panama this species has been collected from Monte Island, Pearl Islands Archipelago and Taboga Island, Taboguilla Island, Culebra Island, Venado Island, Perico Island, Gulf of Panama, eastern Pacific.
