Scientific Name: Patiria miniata
Range: Sitka, Alaska to Baja California
Habitat: Wide range of habitats–rocky reefs, kelp forests, sandy shores, and mudflats.
Diet: Feeds on live or dead plants and animals, especially surfgrass and algal film on rocks.
Size: Up to 8 in (20 cm)
Fun Fact: Eat by extending one of their stomachs out of their mouth and onto their prey. They use digestive enzymes to begin to digest their prey outside of their body before bringing it back in through their mouth.
IUCN Conservation Status: Not endangered