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April 13, 2021: Sea Star Feeding

One of many sightings during a Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians Seamounts dive of a sea star feeding on coral.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians Seamounts. Download larger version (jpg, 981 KB).

One of many sightings during a Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians Seamounts dive of a sea star feeding on coral. Here you can see a Calliaster sp. sea star's tube feet feeding on bamboo coral. The dive took place at the “Tropic of Cancer” seamount, located about 90 nautical miles north of Oahu, Hawaii.