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Because there is a lot of food, and a lot of hiding places; it is a relatively safe place to live.

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Q: Why are starfish common in coral areas?
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Are starfish coral?

No, starfish can move. Coral cannot move. Starfish have a mouth with which to eat. Coral bring in nutrients through tendrils.


Do starfish eat coral?

Many types of starfish will eat coral. There is one particular species of starfish, called the crown of thorns starfish, that eats coral polyps in large quantities. It is very destructive to coral reefs.


What is the starfish habitat?

A starfish lives in the sea and occasionally in coral reefs


What plants do starfish live in?

starfish live in coral and sea grass beds.


How does the crown of thorn starfish affect coral reefs around Australia?

The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish threatens coral life because it eats coral. This is typically natural, but when overbred, such as on the Great Barrier Reef, they eat the coral, leaving it void of life. Typically the coral regrows itself, but when the starfish is in overabundance, it passes back over the young coral, not giving it time to recooperate. Thus, the coral reefs cannot support life, damaging the ecosystem.


Where do starfish live on the beach?

on the coral reef


Where is the starfish's habitat?

The habitat is on a rock or on coral .


What do starfish eat for their food?

coral and clams


What do you get with the coral bunny build a bear?

a starfish


Do starfish live in the coral reef?

Mainly no they do not, because they rarely eat coral as it is sharp and occasionally poisonous.


Where in the ocen can you find a starfish?

You can find starfish in coral reefs, in the epipelagic (sunlit) ayer of the ocean.


What eats plantain?

starfish, coral, sea anemones.