Sand Star

Description:

Archaster typicus is a five-limbed star with long, slightly tapering arms with pointed tips. Occasionally three, four, or even six-armed individuals occur. Adults grow to 12 to 15 centimetres in diameter, with males often being smaller than females. This starfish is adapted to life on the sandy seabed, where it buries in the sediment during high tides and moves over the sediment surface during low tides. [wikipedia.org]

Habitat:

It usually inhabits areas of the seabed with soft sediments including sand, silt and seagrass meadows.

Notes:

I found this one on the beach during low tide. It was camouflaged almost perfectly that it I nearly would've missed it.