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Fromia monilis in life
In life — Tiled Sea Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by juju98
BPBM 4409Invertebrate Zoology

Fromia monilis

Tiled Sea Star

As recorded: Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869)

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Goniasteridae

Collected by
J. Randall
Locality
Solomon Islands
Island
Solomon Islands
Region
Solomon Islands
Depth
110 m
Identified by
L.M. Marsh
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Fromia monilisSpecies page ›

Fromia monilis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 527 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Pahang, Malaysia

(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Mele, VU-SE, VU

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Okinawa, JP

(c) sam lindenmayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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

Fromia monilis observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Raja Ampat, West Papua, ID

(c) Matthijs Boonzaaijer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Fromia monilis. BPBM 4409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979303866. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4409.

Record sources