Cuming's Sea Star

Neoferdina cumingi

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth5–48 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsJune, October, and November
How commonRare

About this species

Neoferdina cumingi, also known as Cuming's sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoferdina cumingi”, 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: 0 records
March: 7 records
April: 2 records
May: 6 records
June: 8 records
July: 4 records
August: 6 records
September: 5 records
October: 8 records
November: 9 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–48 m · Deepest record: 77 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 32 records
26–28 °C: 25 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

English: Cuming's Sea Star

Names in 2 more languages

French: Étoile de Cuming
Japanese: アカモンヒトデ

Other scientific names: Ferdina cancellata, Ferdina cumingi, Ferdina ocellata, Neoferdina cancellata, Neoferdina ocellata, Neoferdina tylota, Scytaster cancellatus

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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).
155 open-data records from 1946 to 2023.

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