STAR FISH

BY:HUGO Y AHMED
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION

TYPE OF ANIMAL

DIET

HABITAD

LIFE SPAN

INTERESTING FAST
 DESCRIPTION
THIS STARFISH MEASURES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 CM IN SIZE, USUALLY HAS 5
LONG, ROUNDED ARMS, IT CAN VARY FROM 4 TO 7. IT CAN ADHERE TO THE
ROCKY BOTTOM. THE CENTER OF THE STAR HAS A SMALL DISK WHERE THE
MOUTH IS LOCATED. SMALL SPINES ARE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
THESE SPINES ARE ABOUT 1.5 MM. THE COLOR VARIES BETWEEN RED AND
ORANGE-RED.
 TYPE OF ANIMAL
-STARFISH ARE A TYPE OF ANIMAL CALLED ECHINODERMS.

-STARFISH FORM ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN GROUPS OF MARINE ANIMALS ON

THE SEABED. THEY USUALLY HAVE A CENTRAL DISC AND FIVE ARMS, ALTHOUGH
SOME SPECIES MAY HAVE MANY MORE ARMS. THE ABORAL OR UPPER SURFACE
MAY BE SMOOTH, GRANULAR OR SPINY, AND IS COVERED WITH OVERLAPPING
PLATES. MANY SPECIES ARE BRIGHTLY COLORED IN VARIOUS SHADES OF RED
OR ORANGE, WHILE OTHERS ARE BLUE, GRAY, OR BROWN.
 DIET
It feeds on sea urchins,
bivalves, worms and other
similar species and lives in
the large forests of laminar
algae that exist in the
oceans around the world.
 HABITAT
WE CAN FIND THEM IN ALL THE WORLD'S
OCEANS, BOTH IN TROPICAL
ENVIRONMENTS AND IN COLD
ENVIRONMENTS. FURTHERMORE, STARFISH
CAN LIVE IN VERY DEEP SPACES, SUCH AS
6,000 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE, EVEN
IN INTERTIDAL ZONES.
 LIFE SPAN
The lifespan of the starfish
depends on the species. The
largest ones usually live longer
than the smallest ones, and can
reach 10 years. or even reaching 34
years of age.
 INTERESTING FAST

STARFISH CAN HAVE 5 TO 16 ARMS.

-THERE ARE ABOUT 2000 SPECIES OF STARFISH
-THEY HAVE AN EYE AT THE END OF THEIR ARM
-NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE 5 ARMS