Reef starfish (Stichaster australis) doing push-ups

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Description: English: Reef starfish (Stichaster australis) apparently lifting itself out from the rock, probably feeding on a mussel. This view is from above; water below the starfish is visible along the top of the frame. Found at low tide level on the north side of Lion Rock, Piha, near Auckland, New Zealand. Français : Une étoile de mer (Stichaster australis) se dressant au dessus de son suport. Image prise d'en haut, l'eau est visible en haut de l'image. Photo prise à marée basse sur la rive nord de Lion Rock, à Piha, près d'Auckland, en Nouvelle Zélande. Date: 15 April 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Avenue. : This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Rotated, cropped, brightened. Dead pixels removed. : Quality image This image has been assessed using the Quality image guidelines and is considered a Quality image. Bahasa Indonesia ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ Cymraeg ∙ Deutsch ∙ eesti ∙ English ∙ español ∙ Esperanto ∙ euskara ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ hrvatski ∙ italiano ∙ Jawa ∙ kurdî ∙ Lëtzebuergesch ∙ lietuvių ∙ magyar ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ română ∙ rumantsch ∙ Schweizer Hochdeutsch ∙ shqip ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenčina ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ suomi ∙ Tagalog ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ Türkçe ∙ vèneto ∙ Zazaki ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ беларуская ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ ∙ български ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ српски / srpski ∙ українська ∙ ქართული ∙ հայերեն ∙ मराठी ∙ हिन्दी ∙ বাংলা ∙ தமிழ் ∙ తెలుగు ∙ മലയാളം ∙ ไทย ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体）‎ ∙ 中文（繁體）‎ ∙ עברית ∙ العربية ∙ جازايرية ∙ فارسی ∙ +/−.