Pisaster giganteus, Giant spined star

Pisaster giganteus   (Stimpson, 1857)

Giant spined star

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Forcipulatida | Asteriidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 865).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: Canada to Mexico. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 56.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found on rocky and sandy bottoms from the very low intertidal to a depth of 90 meters (Ref. 865).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Austin, W.C. 1999. (Ref. 1306)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.1 - 20.1, mean 10.5 (based on 52 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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