Common Starfish

==Summary==
The Common Starfish (Asterias Rubens) is the most common and well-known species of starfish in the north-east Atlantic Ocean. It typically can be found in depths ranging from intertidal zones to about 650 feet (200 meters) below sea level. They usually have a brownish or orange coloration, although deeper specimens are more pale. The common starfish is typically found on rocky and gravelly substrates where it is found preying on mollusks such as mussels and bivalves.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Common Starfish
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Hermaphroditic
Age: Varies; can live for 7 to 8 yearsBudd, Georgina (2008). "Common starfish: Asterias rubens: Reproduction and longevity". Marine Life Information Network. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
Classification: Starfish
Powers and Abilities: Underwater Breathing (Type 1), Small Size (Type 1, rarely Type 0; usually 10 to 30 cm in diameter, but can grow up to 52 cmBudd, Georgina (2008). "Common starfish: Asterias rubens". Marine Life Information Network. Retrieved 2013-08-15.), Enhanced Senses (Can detect the odor of prey such as mussels, or predators such as the common sunstar to determine which direction to go), Surface Scaling, Regeneration (Low-Mid; like other starfish, it can regrow its limbs), limited Paralysis Inducement (Despite having no toxins within itDean KJ, Alexander RP, Hatfield RG, Lewis AM, Coates LN, Collin T, Teixeira Alves M, Lee V, Daumich C, Hicks R, White P, Thomas KM, Ellis JR, Turner AD. The Common Sunstar Crossaster papposus-A Neurotoxic Starfish. Mar Drugs. 2021 Dec 7;19(12):695. doi: 10.3390/md19120695. PMID: 34940694; PMCID: PMC8704474., high concentrations of it's saponin-like secretions may cause the common whelk to go into convulsionsMackie, A. M.; Lasker, R.; Grant, P. T. (1968). "Avoidance reactions of a mollusc Buccinum undatum to saponin-like surface-active substances in extracts of the starfish Asterias rubens and Marthasterias glacialis". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 26 (2): 415–418. doi:10.1016/0010-406X(68)90635-X.), Resistance to Bone Manipulation (Lacks any sort of bones)
Attack Potency: Below Average Human level (Typically eats prey such as bivalves, mussels, gastropods, and other echinoderms)
Speed: Below Average Human (Sources vary ranging from 1.5 mm/sJ.C. Castilla, D.J. Crisp, Responses of Asterias rubens to water currents and their modification by certain environmental factors, Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, Volume 7, 1973, Pages 171-190, ISSN 0077-7579, https://doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(73)90043-4. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0077757973900434) to 3.3 mm/shttps://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/BBLv222n3p222, with the usual cited velocity being set at 6 inches per minute (2.54 mm/s)Chidgey, B.; Asterias Rubens; Animal Diversity Web (Retrieved November 18, 2023))
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human (Typically pries open the shells of mussels in order to try digesting them with enzyme secretions from its stomach)
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level
Durability: Below Average Human level
Stamina: Superhuman; they can survive around five months of starvation, although they shrink in response.Vevers, H. G. (1949). "The Biology of Asterias rubens L.: Growth And Reproduction" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 28 (1): 165–187. doi:10.1017/S0025315400055272.
Range: Below Standard Melee Range (It's suction tube feet require contact with prey)
Standard Equipment: It's suction tube feet
Intelligence: Instinctive, although it seems to use currents to chase after prey and escape predation.
Weaknesses: Cannot breathe outside of water.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Animals
Category:Underwater Breathing Users
Category:Small Sized Characters
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Surface Scalers
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Paralysis Users
Category:Real World
Category:Characters