Acanthaster mauritiensis

Acanthaster mauritiensis   de Loriol, 1885

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Valvatida | Acanthasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade.  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Indian Ocean: Oman, Chagos Islands to South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Common on the outer reef slopes. Also found in reef flats. This species shows preferrence for hard coral prey but also reported to prey upon soft corals and sponges (Ref. 130720).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Uthicke, S., M.S. Pratchett, O. Bronstein, J.J. Alvarado and G. Wörheide 2024 The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species. Mar. Biol. 171(1):1-24. (Ref. 130720)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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