Starfish (album) Starfish (album) Starfish is the fifth album by the Australian rock band The Church, released in February 1988. The band's breakthrough album, "Starfish" went gold in America and has remained their most commercially successful release. The album sold 600,000 copies in the United States alone. The first single, "Under the Milky Way", charted well in the American Top 40, peaking at No. 24 and No. 2 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, leading to significant exposure of the then relatively underground Australian act. In Australia "Under the Milky Way" climbed to No. 5, and "Starfish" reached No. 7 on the album charts,
Reef starfish Reef starfish Reef starfish (Stichaster australis) is a species of starfish found in the South Pacific Ocean around New Zealand. A keystone species, the carnivorous starfish plays an important part in reducing the expansion of mussels. "S. australis" is pink or purple in color, with 11 arms. Found throughout New Zealand, "S. australis" is a keystone species in both the North and South Islands, playing an important role in mussel predation. In one study on the west coast of the South Island conducted in the 1970s, "S. australis" was found to have removed a majority of transplanted mussels within two