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They are not fish despite their name starfish. Starfish are often called sea stars and live only in salt water. Sea water, instead of blood, is actually used to pump nutrients through their bodies via a salt water vascular system. Since they must use salt water to pump nutrients throughout their bodies, they have to live in salt water.
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What prevents starfish from surviving on land?
A starfish can only live on the and for a very short time before they die. Starfish depend on saltwater to keep them alive and dry out and die when out of the water.
Why do starfish live in water?
StarfishNo. No known type of starfish can survive in freshwater. But Starfish can live on land or in other water. They can live some in the ocean, some not, and a lot in shallow cold water.
What habitat does a star fish live in?
Starfish live in saltwater, on rocks or reefs
Where is a starfish's habatat?
A stafish is found in saltwater only.
Were does a starfish live?
A starfish is a salt water animal that lives in every ocean found on the Earth. A starfish has saltwater in place of blood. That is why they need to live in the ocean's.
Can goldfish and tropical starfish live together?
No. Goldfish are freshwater fish and tropical starfish are saltwater fish.
What conditions do starfish prefer?
Starfish need to be in saltwater in order to survive. They prefer to live in places that are rocky and textured.
What fish can starfish live with?
I have never heard of a freashwater starfish, nor a saltwater goldfish, and neither will be happy in the other's water, so no, they cannot live together. If you like starfish, you could get a little saltwater tank for one or two.
Starfish live in saltwater ecosystems some species live in shallow tidal pools while others live in the deepest part of the ocean this is a description of the of the starfish?
no!
Do starfish have to be in saltwater?
Yes they are marine animals.
Where in the ocean do starfish live?
starfish live at the bottom of the ocean so they can search the bottom for there food like clams,meat,oysters,and little fish
Can starfish lives in pond?
no because they need salt
