Ophiuroidea |
Amphilepidida |
Amphiuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 223 m (Ref. 83942). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on seagrass Halimeda, and corals Porites, Madracis and Agaricia (Ref. 86568), particularly in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942). Also found on sandy bottoms with mud and organic matter, and under rocks. Strongly associated with algae and sponges (Ref. 111340).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The mode of reproduction is asexual fissiparity.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21 - 27.5, mean 25.4 (based on 180 cells).