The seven armed starfish likes to eat other starfish, brittle stars and urchins. Their seven arms allow them to move surprisingly quickly across the sea floor.
How to identify
Orange all over the body and seven arms. Arms are long, soft and only get thinner towards the tips. Obvious white spines run around the edge of each arm.
Distribution
Found around the UK except for South East England
Did you know?
An adult seven armed starfish can produce over 200 million eggs in a year. Only a tiny fraction will likely survive.
