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Protoreaster linckii
This species is found in locations ranging from shallow tidal pools to reefs up to 100 meters deep.
I spotted the starfish on a little sand island among the reef at Diani Beach, Kenia during low tide.
Spotted on Aug 25, 2006
Submitted on May 15, 2011
25 Comments (1–25)
Congratulations on the SOTD. Beautiful creature and great pictures.
Awesome organism and clarity.
Beautiful capture bluevizion,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Wow! I didn't realise it was so big. A really cool spotting, bluevizion. Congratulations. Diani Beach is a beautiful part of the Kenyan coast too :-)
Beautiful starfish! Congratulations on the SOTD!
Congratulations, it is a great photo of a beautiful creature.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! This really is stunning!
Congratulations.
Congrats bluevizion, your striking starfish is our Spotting of the Day!
Red-knobbed starfish are opportunistic hunters and will eat almost anything small enough to consume, including corals, sponges, and even other sea stars!
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Pretty and unusual!
Amazing starfish!
What a cool looking starfish!
Beautiful photo, great information, and congrats on being part of the Friday fact. :)
but he/she sure is beautiful!
Well, that's fair enough!
That's amazing info, Latimeria! Thanks for sharing that with everyone :)
Well to be fair, sea stars have a central nerve ring, essentially a primitive brain. That nerve ring extends into other parts of its body via radial nerves. If the sea star's leg breaks off and that leg contains a part of the central nerve ring, that leg can regenerate into another sea star. The original sea star will simply regrow the leg it lost. (This varies a bit amongst species, but that's the amazing regenerative powers that sea stars have.)
Friday wildlife fact!
"Starfish have no heart, brain or eyes."
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Thanks for your comments :)
I thought it was called "Seastar" until I found the Wikipedia entry... hmm
Spectacular...!!
Gorgeous!
breathtaking shot!
But it should be called a "Seastar", not starfish..
great picture!!
Beautifullllllll!