Cortez starfish
Pentaceraster cumingiπ Common Name
Cortez starfish
π¬ Scientific Name
Pentaceraster cumingi
π Family
Oreasteridae
ποΈββοΈ Weight
Average weight is around 325 grams
Pacific
Ocean
π Length
maximum size: 20 cm
π§ββοΈ Habitat
Common in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Inhabitants of coral and rocky reefs in depths ranging from 0-10 meters.
π₯ Diet
Primarily feeds by scavenging. The diet consists of seagrass, microscopic organisms, and ocean-floor algae. Occasionally pray on other sea stars as well.
β½οΈ Fact
They can regenerate missing limbs, but it takes them up to one year for the limb to reach full body size
πIn BahΓa Solano
expected to see most of the year
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