Common louse troll

Latin: Asterias rubens
Size:
50 cm
Levested:
Fjøra down to 200 m
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic from Senegal to the White Sea. The entire Norwegian coast.
Food:
Benthic animals and scavengers
Facts about the common cross troll

The main food of cross trolls is mussels. The mussel shell is opened using the suction feet. When the mussel is exhausted, the starfish turns its stomach into the mussel and digests the mussel.

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