
Neoferdina cumingi
Cuming's Sea Star
As recorded: Neoferdina cumingi (Gray, 1840)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Goniasteridae
- Locality
- Viti Levu Group; Viti Levu Island; entrance to Suva Harbor
- Depth
- 20 m
- Identified by
- C. Mah, 03 Aug 20177 Aug →Christopher Mah →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Neoferdina cumingi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.

2026-10-01
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
(c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16
Caves
(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) boussion_magali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Malte Sellin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Neoferdina cumingi. BPBM 4022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979259944. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4022.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979259944 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
