The scientific name of starfish is Asterias rubens.

Starfish names. Beach and ocean border with colorful starfish in the bottom right corner. Around 2000 different types of starfish are identified from varied habitats of the oceans including the tropical coral reefs and deep sea floor. Astropecten articulatus live in the West Atlantic.

The free versions of our name tags do include a watermark. Common usage frequently finds these names. Echinoderms includes starfish sea urchins sea cucumbers and brittlestars.

In some areas theyre known as tiled starfish. Im Starfish 76 I know Starfish. However they are distinguished by their bold purple and orange colors.

Starfish are not actually a fish at all but are animals belonging to the Phylum Echinodermata and are further divided into two classes Asteroideasea stars and Ophiuroideabrittle stars. Or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Classification of Starfish.

Thus both are grouped under the echinoderms and the correct name for starfish is sea star. Fromia monilis are a West Pacific starfish named for the plates on their body which look a lot like the beads on a necklace. Get the name tags without a.

Oceania A lovely name for the lovely Ocean Star. Here is a creative list of cute starfish names. This site offers information on thousands of different species in the worlds oceans and seas.