Smooth sun star

Latin: Solaster endeca

Size:

35 cm

Levested:

Hard bottom 30 - 450 m

Distribution:

From the British Isles north to Svalbard and Greenland. The entire Norwegian coast.

Food:

Benthic animals

Facts about Smooth Sunstar

The purple sunstar is very distinctive with its 7 - 13 arms.

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