Starfish in military history. Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name "HMS Starfish": an A-class destroyer launched in 1894; an R-class destroyer launched in 1916; and an S-class submarine launched in 1933 and lost in 1940. In the World War II, Starfish sites were large-scale night-time decoys created during The Blitz to simulate burning British cities. Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States on 9 July 1962. Starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are
Pacific spiny lumpsucker Pacific spiny lumpsucker The Pacific spiny lumpsucker, scientific name Eumicrotremus orbis, is a species of bony fish in the Cyclopteridae family. The pacific spiny lumpsucker is a globular shaped fish that typically measures in length, with a maximum known length of around . The body of the fish is covered in cone-shaped plates, called tubercles. Females are dull green in color, while males are dull orange to reddish brown. The pacific spiny lumpsucker's anal fin has evolved into a large suction cup, allowing it to attach to surfaces. Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are most commonly found attached to solid objects and