mystery starfish

[sttaylor]

Can anyone ID or point me to a good site? I found it (caught and released) while snorkeling in the gulf north of Tampa.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[chrisstie]

I'm not sure where to point you for an ID except maybe meerwasser but it looks like the kind of starfish I'd always find all over on the SW coast of florida near Sarasota.. very common- the underside is very orange yah?

 

[ToniYo]

I catch these all the time and have a couple in my small reef tank. They have never bothered anything but the sponge and they seem to just suck those down. After the starfish has finished feasting, the sponge looks like a snowcone after you suck all the flavor out of it.