They use hundreds (or even thousands) of tiny tube feet to contact and entangle urchins, clams, mussels and small fish — typically other organisms that subsist on algae and phylum. Starfish ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

“There’s been a lot of work over the years on vision in a variety of fish from shallow water to the deep sea ... While earlier studies had shown that some starfish that live in shallower, brighter ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...

The live coral provides structure and a kind of home to loads of animals and loads of fish and these starfish are very, very good at stripping away all that coral very, very quickly, which then ...

Some creatures have ‘fish’ in their name but aren't fish at all. Starfish, jellyfish, cuttlefish, shellfish and crayfish aren't vertebrates and don't have a backbone so aren't actually real ...

Donating this item to Gunther at the Museum will count towards completing the collection. Varying Fish Ponds (listed below) may request a Dried Starfish to increase their capacity: ...

They are based on designs by Swansea-based artist Catrin Jones, and include oysters, oystercatcher birds, fish, mermaid purses, starfish and pebbles. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to ...