help with starfish don't know if dead or not

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i bought a starfish at my fish store yesterday and i drip acclimated him for one hour and when i put him in the aquarium he moved a little then got on a rock and hasn't moved since yesterday im wondering if he is dead or not
 
He's probably not dead. They will do that sometimes. Is it a linkia? They really have a tendency to stay put. If youre really concerned you can always turn him over in your hand and watch for movement.
 
don't know what type of starfish he is, i know it is not a coral eater he is red with little black spikes coming out of him
 

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