Armored Sea Star

Fromia hemiopla

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–17 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

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About this species

Fromia hemiopla, common name armoured sea star, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Fromia hemiopla”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 2 records
March: 0 records
April: 4 records
May: 4 records
June: 11 records
July: 3 records
August: 3 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–17 m · Deepest record: 125 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

26–28 °C: 13 records
28–30 °C: 22 records

Names and classification

English: Armored Sea Star

Similar species

Blocked Sea Star
Fromia indica
Red Sea Star
Fromia milleporella
Peppermint Sea Star
Fromia monilis
Heffernan's Sea Star
Fromia heffernani
Fromia pacifica
Galloping Sea Star
Stellaster childreni

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
44 open-data records from 1908 to 2023.

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