Northern+Pacific+Seastar


 * Phyla:** Echinodermata




 * __Class;__** Asteroidea


 * __Scientific Name:__** //Asterias amurensis//


 * __Location:__** found in Australia and is native to the coasts of northern China, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Japan.


 * __Size:__** 16-20 inches


 * __Habitat:__** live in the shallow water of sheltered coasts in sand/mud and among rocks and algae thickets

__**Living Requirements:**__ diet consists of eating scallops, oysters, mussels, shrimp, among other things

__**Life Cycle:**__ feed by using their tube feet and arms to pull apart the shells of their prey.

__**Male & female difference:**__ they are sexual and asexual. It is hard to tell the males and females apart from the outside.

__**Facts:**__ After pulling apart their prey, the seastar turns their stomachs inside out.





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 * Zookeeper: Shaiann Etwara**