diver Darren
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Hi, Itook this picture at 14m of water on a night dive. The starfish is about 13inches across and more purple in colour than the blue in the picture. Can anyone tell me it scientific name please or anything about it thanks.
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LeslieH
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Looks similar to other pictures labelled as Astropecten preissei. Judging by the habitat & what's known about other members of the family it crawls around looking for small animals like snails & worms for food as well as scavenging anything dead & dying it can find.
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