Asterias rubens
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Owner:
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Released:
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
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Origin:
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Washington, United States
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Asterias rubens is known as the common star fish. It is found on a range of marine substrata including fine sand, rock and gravel. It can often be found amongst mussel beds and barnacles.
This predatory species takes a range of marine prey including other echinoderms (sea urchins, starfish and brittlestars), worms and molluscs as well as carrion. It often prizes bivalve shells apart, using the suckers on the tube-feet. Once a small gap has been opened, the starfish inserts the lobes of its stomach inside the shell, and starts to digest the bivalve. This starfish has a good sense of smell, which helps it to locate its prey and avoid predators.
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