Starfish
![Basket Star](img/basket.jpg)
Basket Star![Brittle Star](img/brittlestar.jpg)
Brittle Star![Nine Armed or Millipede starfish](img/mili.jpg)
Nine Armed or Millipede starfish![Sunflower Star](img/sunflowerstar.jpg)
Sunflower Star![Beaded Star](img/beadedstar.jpg)
Beaded Star![Brown Star- This starfish various in color from brownish to tan](img/brownstar.jpg)
Brown Star- This starfish various in color from brownish to tan![Common N. Atlantic Starfish](img/natlantic.jpg)
Common N. Atlantic Starfish![Netted Star](img/nettedstar.jpg)
Netted Star![Spiny Beaded Star](img/spbeadedstar.jpg)
Spiny Beaded Star![Sugar Star](img/sugar.jpg)
Sugar Star![Cushion Star (Bahamas Star)](img/bahamstar.jpg)
Cushion Star (Bahamas Star)
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This is a great guide for identifying starfish you might encounter.
Starfish are not actually a fish at all , but are animals belonging to the Phylum Echinodermata, and are further divided into two classes Asteroidea(sea stars) and Ophiuroidea(brittle stars). Although starfish are thought to be passive they can be quite a voracious predator under the sea. Starfish feed primarily on mollusks and other echinoderms. While starfish are commonly represented as having only 5 legs , there are some that exhibit many more as seen below
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Here are various forms of Starfish
Brittle Stars
![Basket Star](img/basket.jpg)
Basket Star
![Brittle Star](img/brittlestar.jpg)
Brittle Star
Sea Stars
![Nine Armed or Millipede starfish](img/mili.jpg)
Nine Armed or Millipede starfish
![Sunflower Star](img/sunflowerstar.jpg)
Sunflower Star
![Beaded Star](img/beadedstar.jpg)
Beaded Star
![Brown Star- This starfish various in color from brownish to tan](img/brownstar.jpg)
Brown Star- This starfish various in color from brownish to tan
![Common N. Atlantic Starfish](img/natlantic.jpg)
Common N. Atlantic Starfish
![Netted Star](img/nettedstar.jpg)
Netted Star
![Spiny Beaded Star](img/spbeadedstar.jpg)
Spiny Beaded Star
![Sugar Star](img/sugar.jpg)
Sugar Star
![Cushion Star (Bahamas Star)](img/bahamstar.jpg)
Cushion Star (Bahamas Star)
![](images/beachall2.gif)