Ophiuroidea |
Ophiacanthida |
Ophiocomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 22 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 800)
The maximum size refers to disc diameter. The arm length is measured at 18 cm (Ref. 128807). Occurs beneath coral slabs and in holes and crevices; also in branching corals (Ref. 800). They are also found at the reef edge, with a sandy, rubble, and dead coral substrates (Ref. 87041), also in silty, seagrass, sandy rocky, algal mats, hydroids, Thalassia beds and coral reefs (Ref. 128807). Feeding as juveniles may be facilitated through parasitic feeding (Ref. 102357).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ophiuroidea are mostly gonochoric, others are protandric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, bursae is used as brood chambers where the embryos develop into juveniles and later crawl out from the bursal slits. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into free-swimming planktotrophic larvae and later metamorphose into tiny brittle stars which sink down the bottom where they grow into adult form.
Schoppe, S. 2000 A guide to common shallow water sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars (echinoderms) of the Philippines. Times Media Private Limited, Singapore. 144 p. (Ref. 800)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 2843 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.