Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7. Some species like Fromia monilis or Fromia nodosa can be very difficult to identify, as they look like each other a lot, and even like unrelated species as those of the genus Paraferdinia.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fromia armata Koehler, 1910 | Indian Ocean | |
| Fromia balanse Perrier, 1875 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia elegans H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia eusticha Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938 | Red Sea | |
| Fromia hadracantha H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931) | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia hemiopla Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) | Indo-Pacific | |
| Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816) | Indo-Pacific | |
| Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869) | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia nodosa A.M. Clark, 1967 | Indo-Pacific | |
| Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 | Australia | |
| Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910 | Australia | |
| Fromia subtilis (Lutken, 1871) | ||