Well a starfish is called a starfish because,it is shaped like a star. (answer found by 10 year old Katie Shymonowicz( Shy-mon-o-witz)
Katie is right, but I must add that a starfish is no longer called a starfish. It is now called a "sea star." Starfish was a misnomer as it wasn't a fish. But they get the name sea star because they live in the ocean and they are shaped like a star. (answer found by 11 year old Megan Varney)
Tradition - they were named before the current definition of fish was accepted.
there are cusion starfish, reef starfish, spiny starfish and fire brick starfish in new zealand.
It is called toilet water.
Yes they can
Sure, starfish larvae are planktonic. Adult starfish are not.
Starfish Ancestors
they are starfish that is spiny
a starfish from the carribean?
sunflower starfish
it is a starfish which is married
Sharks, fish and manta rays are predators of the starfish. Larger starfish also prey on and attack smaller starfish.
The starfish that is on his face in the museum.