Common starfish

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Asterias rubens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Forcipulatida Family: Asteriidae Genus: Asterias Species: Asterias rubens
Binomial name
Asterias rubens Stimpson

The common starfish (Asterias rubens) is the most common and familiar starfish in the north-east Atlantic. It has five arms and usually grows to between 10-30cm across, although larger specimens (up to 52cm across) are known. The common starfish is usually orange or brown, and sometimes violet; deep-water specimens are pale. The common starfish is to be found on rocky and gravelly substrates.

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• Basic information
• British Marine Life Society study