Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Ophidiasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 5 - 40 m (Ref. 800). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to Solomon Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Occurs in shallow living reef areas at depths of 5 to 40 m. Feeds on detritus and small invertebrates (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. (Ref. 800)
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 dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.3 - 28.9, mean 27.7 (based on 244 cells).
Price category
Unknown.