Fun Facts about Starfish [26-06-2009]
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¢º Starfish are also called ¡°sea stars.¡±
¢º Starfish are not really fish. They are
echinoderm
s.
¢º There are over 1,800
kind
s of starfish in the world.
¢º Starfish are found in all the
ocean
s
around the world
.
¢º Starfish can
be found
in deep seas as well as
shallow
waters.
¢º Starfish are
never
found in
fresh water
.
¢º
Usually
, starfish have 5 arms. But some have 12 arms!
¢º Starfish have two
stomach
s.
¢º The mouth of a starfish is located on its underside.
¢º Starfish have very
tiny
eyes
at the end of
each arm.
¢º If a starfish
lose
s its arm, it will
grow back
!
¢º If a starfish is
cut into pieces
, each piece will
grow
to become a
whole
new starfish.
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