Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Goniasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 51 m (Ref. 81548). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Australia and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Occurs in shallow reef areas at depths of 1 to 35 m (Ref. 800), particularly on reef slopes with rocky bottoms (Ref. 85384). Feeds on detritus, encrusting sponges and small invertebrates (Ref. 800).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms.
Schoppe, S. 2000. (Ref. 800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.6 - 29, mean 27.7 (based on 976 cells).
Price category
Unknown.