Dried Stone Starfish - Brittle Starfish 4"+

The Brittle or Serpent Stars are grouped as the Class Ophiuroidea, characterized by having highly mobile arms that can be used to assist in (relatively) rapid motion. These echinoderms are decidedly quicker and more delicate than asteroids.

Their common name is derived from their sinuous, snake-like movements, and the fact that they're truly brittle and break away easily if they come under attack. The podia in this class are generally used as sensory organs, rather than for active feeding as with their kin, the asteroids. 

There are more than 2,000 described species worldwide, and they're found congregating throughout shallow reef environments, hiding under rocks and within and between other living organisms.

Sizes are not exact and sold in a rough range not exact and may possibly be slightly smaller or larger sorry we do not do special size requests. We sell them various sizes.