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Sand Sifting Starfish
飛白楓海星
Archaster typicus
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Commonly spotted on sandy shores at low tide.
這種海星通常在退潮時出現在沙灘上
Starfish Bay was named because of the abundance of this species in the past.
海星灣因昔日有大量的飛白楓海星而得名
Its Chinese name 飛白楓海星 (“Flying White Maple” Starfish) was given due to its maple-like body shape and white ventral (bottom) side.
其中文名稱是由於其楓樹狀的體形和白色的腹側（底部）而得名
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