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Bloody Henry Starfish

Henricia oculata

3,630Records since 2000
JunePeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan51
Feb81
Mar183
Apr179
May293
Jun1,572
Jul485
Aug402
Sep209
Oct83
Nov53
Dec7

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales28
2Gwynedd Wales9
3Argyll and Bute Scotland8
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland7
6Highland Scotland5
7Cornwall England3
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
9Devon England2
10Orkney Islands Scotland2
11North Ayrshire Scotland2
12Aberdeenshire Scotland1
13Scottish Borders Scotland1
14Isle of Anglesey Wales1
15Angus Scotland1
833 England310 Scotland582 Wales302 Northern Ireland10 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,630
Peak month
June
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Henricia oculata
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,500
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Spinulosida
Family
Echinasteridae
Genus
Henricia
Name with authority
Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)
Described
1777
Contributing datasets
39

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2218059 · GBIF 5187371