Common starfish live from the low water line down to 200 meters depth and on all types of seabed. The starfish has a flat body and 5 arms with suction cups on the underside and a mouth in the middle. The color varies from dark purple over bluish and reddish brown to yellowish-orange. Common starfish also has small spikes. It mainly lives on blue mussels and snails, crabs, sea urchins, other starfish and can also eat fish caught in a fishing net or similar. Common starfish is up to 6 years old and can grow up to 40 cm in deep water.
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Starfish are good at regenerating and restoring damaged body parts and missing arms. Common starfish can deliberately throw an arm to divert attention and escape enemies, but it grows out again.