Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 40 m (Ref. 81548). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa to Fiji.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits reefs at depths of 5 to 40 cm (Ref. 800). Exposed on open substrates (Ref. 102252). Found in sandy habitats, among corals and sponges (Ref. 82802). Feeds on coral polyps and other small invertebrates as well as carrion (Ref. 800).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Strumenti
Informazioni ulteriori
Age/Size
Accrescimento
Length-weight
Length-length
Morfologia
Larve
Abbondanza
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.9 - 28.9, mean 27.7 (based on 622 cells).
Price category
Unknown.