---
title: "Indian Sea Star"
description: "Fromia indica — Weitere Tiere. Fromia indica, commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/indian-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Sea Star

> Fromia indica — Weitere Tiere. Fromia indica, commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Fromia indica*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 673
- Wikidata: [Q2254432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2254432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119443](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119443)

## Names

- en: Indian Sea Star
- fr: Étoile de mer indienne

## Countries with the most observations

AU (100), FJ (77), ID (60), MV (40), JP (33), NC (30), ZA (22), MZ (12), IN (6), MG (6), SB (6), YT (5)

## Summary

Fromia indica, commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fromia_indica

## Photo

![Indian Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236342118

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-sea-star?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).