Fastest starfish

Fastest starfish
Who
sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides
Where
Not Applicable
When
16 December 2011
Starfishes are not generally known for moving very swiftly, but the world's fastest species – the sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides – has been timed moving at a rate of 1 metre per minute, using its 16–24 limbs' 15,000 tube feet. This large, predatory species lives in the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and southern California.