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Peppermint Sea Star
Fromia monilis
- Usual depth5–49 m
- Water temperature9–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Fromia monilis, common name necklace starfish or tiled starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fromia monilis”, 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: 3 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–49 m · Deepest record: 78 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 9–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Peppermint Sea Star, Tiled Sea Star
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Perlenseestern
- French
- Etoile à mailles rouges, Étoile à mailles rouges
- Japanese
- ジュズベリヒトデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 珠鏈單鰓海星
Other scientific names: Fromia japonica, Fromia major, Linckia milleporella, Scytaster monilis
Similar species
- Blocked Sea Star
Fromia indica
- Red Sea Star
Fromia milleporella
- Heffernan's Sea Star
Fromia heffernani
- Armored Sea Star
Fromia hemiopla
- 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).
- 371 open-data records from 1869 to 2023.
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