Fromia indica can reach a diameter of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) to 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
When young, it is bright red with black tips (but not always), and can become a duller red at maturity.
Some describe it as "red with a fine black mesh [of] interlinked lines.",
a characteristic pattern which distinguishes it from the black-spotted sister species Fromia milleporella.
Though this sea star normally has five rays, also called arms, some have been found with six, during periods of regeneration.
Fromia indica can reach a diameter of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) to 10 centimetres (3.9 in). When young, it is bright red with black tips (but not always), and can become a duller red at maturity. Some describe it as "red with a fine black mesh [of] interlinked lines.", a characteristic pattern which distinguishes it from the black-spotted sister species Fromia milleporella. Though this sea star normally has five rays, also called arms, some have been found with six, during periods of regeneration.
Fromia indica