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Brightest starfish
The opportunistic
scavenger of the sea
The blue sea star, Linckia laevigata,
is often collected from the reef
fringes where it lives and sold as
a decorative item because of its
attractive colouring. Aquarists
have found that this species is an
opportunistic scavenger that likes
to feed on dead organisms, algae © Nature PL; Rex Features
and microbes. It can be found in
the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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