Asteroidea |
Paxillosida |
Astropectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 1 - 130 m (Ref. 96392). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea to southern Brazil. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Feeds primarily on gastropods, bivalves and small crustaceans, and sometimes on amphipods, isopods, crabs, smaller echinoderms and fish larvae (Ref. 96392).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Alvarado, J.J. and J. Cortés. 2009. (Ref. 83942)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.4 - 27.7, mean 24.7 (based on 498 cells).