User:Cayley P/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Common starfish - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I thought this would be a simple science topic to look into to get the feeling for what parts of an article I should pay closer attention to.

Evaluate the article
I chose to evaluate the Wikipedia page about the Common Starfish. The introduction begins with other names for the Common starfish as well as its full Latin name. The first paragraph also mentions the average size and color of the starfish, which I think is a good and concise way to begin this factual article. All content within the article is relevant to describing the Common Starfish band its habitats and behaviors. There is a paragraph at the bottom about mass strandings which specifically mentions Common Starfish as the object. All information is factual and does not have any type of personal or differing points of view. There are 15 references sited that all have working links. There are references to articles from BBC in 2008 that I would not use for any part of the article besides the mass strandings paragraph at the bottom because of both a possibly biased source as well as being almost 15 years old. Sources seem credible, as things such as the World Register of Marine Species and many references to the Marine Life Information Network. There are specific sections within the article that all reflect and touch on specific major points without unnecessary information. There is no discussion under the ‘Talk’ page, only one fact check and references of it being used within different WikiProjects. Overall, I enjoyed the article. It was easy to read, concise, and informative. To improve, the ecology section could go more into detail about their behaviors and interactions.