Asteroidea |
Spinulosida |
Echinasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 73 m (Ref. 81548). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits reef areas from intertidal zone at depths of 2 to 15 m (Ref. 800). Exposed on open substrates. Rarely observed on reef flats and lagoon and very rare on seaward reef (Ref. 102252). Feeds on organic material and microinvertebrates. Reproduces asexually by fission (Ref. 800).
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.
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
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.2 - 28.9, mean 27.6 (based on 944 cells).
Price category
Unknown.