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Pisaster brevispinus   (Stimpson, 1857)

Short spined sea star

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Pisaster brevispinus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 93916, 865.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Marliave, J.B., C.J. Gibbs, D.M. Gibbs, A.O. Lamb and S.J.F. Young, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant pink star, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Forcipulatida () > Asteriidae ()

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

; djupintervall 0 - 90 m (Ref. 865).   Temperate

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Pacific: Alaska, USA and Canada.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Gotshall, D.W. 2005. (Ref. 865)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8 - 12.8, mean 9.6 (based on 78 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.