Goniasteridae
Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869)
Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869)
Fromia monilis is a variable-looking starfish found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans that feeds on sponges, detritus, and small invertebrates.
Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869)
Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869)
Fromia indica is a species of sea star found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, often traded for aquariums.
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)
Fromia milleporella is a red sea star found in the Indo-West Pacific at depths of 0 to 73 m, growing up to 15 cm across.
Fromia nodosa A.M.Clark, 1967
Fromia nodosa A.M.Clark, 1967
Fromia nodosa, the elegant sea star, is a 10 cm tropical Indian Ocean starfish with distinct raised creamy body plates.
Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938
Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938
Ghardaqa sea star (Fromia ghardaqana) is a marine starfish species in the family Goniasteridae.
Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910
Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910
Fromia schultzei is a large five-armed South African starfish distinguishable by its regular adambulacral spine arrangement.
Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)
Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)
Hefferman's starfish (Fromia heffernani) is a widespread Indo-Pacific tropical marine echinoderm in the family Ophidiasteridae.
Fromia polypora H.L.Clark, 1916
Fromia polypora H.L.Clark, 1916
Fromia polypora is a species of marine starfish in the Goniasteridae family found at shallow depths in the southwestern Pacific.
Goniodiscaster scaber (Moebius, 1859)
Goniodiscaster scaber (Moebius, 1859)
Goniodiscaster scaber is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae first published in 1859 by Karl August Möbius.
Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Hippasteria phrygiana is a widespread cold deep-water sea star with distinct body and spine features.
Mediaster aequalis Stimpson, 1857
Mediaster aequalis Stimpson, 1857
Mediaster aequalis is a red North Pacific starfish with specific feeding, movement, and larval settlement traits.
Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840
Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840
Pentagonaster pulchellus, the biscuit star, is a colorful New Zealand sea star found from low intertidal to 300m depth.
Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847
Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847
Pentagonaster duebeni is a five-armed Australian starfish that feeds on sponges, bryozoans and other invertebrates.
Tosia australis Gray, 1840
Tosia australis Gray, 1840
Tosia australis is a goniasterid starfish native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Tosia neossia Naughton & O'Hara, 2009
Tosia neossia Naughton & O'Hara, 2009
Tosia neossia is an endemic Australian carnivorous starfish native to shallow southern Australian waters.
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