Ophiuroidea |
Ophiacanthida |
Ophiodermatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 223 m (Ref. 83942). Tropical; 43°N - 7°N, 99°W - 59°W
Western Atlantic: from Massachusetts south to Costa Rica.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This is an intertidal and subtidal species found in seagrass, muddy, sandy (Ref. 83942), and rubble bottoms (Ref. 86568).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The mode of reproduction of this species lecithrotrophic larvae.
Hendler, G. and B.S. Littman. 1986. (Ref. 86568)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.2 - 27.4, mean 24.1 (based on 328 cells).
Price category
Unknown.