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Blocked Sea Star
Fromia indica
- Usual depth3–16 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Fromia indica, commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fromia indica”, 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: 8 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 20 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 34 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 59 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–16 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blocked Sea Star, Blocked Starfish, Indian Sea Star
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Étoile de mer indienne
- Japanese
- アミメジュズベリヒトデ, アミメジュズベリヒトデ／ミナミジュズベリヒトデ, ミナミジュズベリヒトデ
Other scientific names: Fromia andamanensis, Fromia elegans, Fromia tumida, Nardoa indica, Scytaster indicus
Similar species
- Red Sea Star
Fromia milleporella
- Peppermint Sea Star
Fromia monilis
- Heffernan's Sea Star
Fromia heffernani
- Armored Sea Star
Fromia hemiopla
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).
- 585 open-data records from 1869 to 2023.
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