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They eat clams, snails, abalone, sea cucumbers and other sea stars. In Monterey Bay, California, they will feed on dead or dying squid. Although the sunflower seastar can greatly extend its mouth, for larger prey, the stomach can extend outside the mouth to digest prey, such as gastropods like abalone.
What else can I help you with?
Which starfish is the biggest?
sunflower starfish
Who found the sunflower starfish?
Patrick did.
Does the sunflower starfish migrate?
yes they are imagrants
Where do sunflower starfish get there food?
chase it down
Where do sunflower starfish live?
Sunflower starfish normally live in the salt water ocean. However, they are typically emerged in various substrate, such as dirt and mud.
What is the biggest star fish called?
sunflower starfish
Is the sunflower starfish an endangered species?
Yes they are endangered
How much do sunflower starfish weigh?
250 lbs
How fast can a sunflower starfish go?
40 miles per hour
Dose the sun flower starfish live in the Great Barrier Reef?
Yes, sunflower starfish are found in the great Barrier Reef
What is the most common starfish?
It is the SUNFLOWER STARFISH.The sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides) is a large predatory starfish usually with 16-24 limbs called rays. It is the largest starfish in the world. Sunflower starfish can grow to have an arm span of 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) in diameter.The color of the sunflower starfish ranges from bright orange, yellow and red to brown and sometimes to purple, with soft, velvet-textured bodies and 16-24 arms with powerful suckers. Most starfish species have a mesh-like skeleton that protects their internal organs. Easily stressed by predators such as large fish and other starfish, they can shed arms to escape, which will grow back within a few weeks. They are preyed upon by the king crab.
What do you feed your pet starfish?
Starfish don't have to be fed as they eat the algue in the aquarium.
