Brittle stars typically hide under rocks or in crevices during the day and emerge at night to feed. Scavenging any left over bits of food they can find or dead fish that they come across.
Brittle Star
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The animal feeds by extending one or more arms into the water or over the mud, the other arms serving as anchors. Brittle stars are mainly deposit feeders, scavengers, and plankton feeders; however, they sometimes trap sizable animals. They are capable of moving jerkily but usually cling to the seafloor or to sponges or cnidarians (e.g., coral).
