{"id":1840,"date":"2022-07-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interestinganimalfacts.com\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2022-07-06T17:51:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:51:36","slug":"what-do-starfish-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestinganimalfacts.com\/what-do-starfish-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Starfish Eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Although we know them as starfish, they are not technically a fish. Marine Biologists actually want to rename them sea stars, and the name is catching on\u2026 slowly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are star-shaped aquatic creatures, and for the most part, we find them rather sweet and beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are classified as being part of the Phylum Echinodermata, and are classed as Asteroidea. This is the largest class of the above Phylum classification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are typically carnivorous animals, some may be scavengers. However, there are some species of starfish (or sea star) that are omnivorous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They tend to feed on very slow moving sea organisms, typically feasting on barnacles, gastropods, polychaetes, or bivalves. Some might feed on fish, plankton and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typically, their diet will also be subjective to their size, as they can vary in size quite significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, we will discuss with you the typical diet of a starfish, and talk you through the many variations of starfish and their relative diets! Time to feast! <\/p>\n\n\n\n