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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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