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Echinodermata in life
In life — Indian Sea Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Anne Hoggett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anne Hoggett
BPBM 1185Invertebrate Zoology

Echinodermata

Indian Sea Star

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Goniasteridae

Collected by
Y. Kondo
Locality
Haha-jima
Island
Haha-Jima
Identified by
L. Marsh
Record type
Preserved specimen
141 Bishop specimens of EchinodermataSpecies page ›

Fromia indica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 532 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Sèche croissant, Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Ako, Miyake, Tokyo, JP

(c) ponyomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

CGR3+R7 Palm Island, Australia

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia indica observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

(c) Ananya Majumdar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Echinodermata. BPBM 1185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36612609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1185.

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