Asteroidea | 
Valvatida | 
Asterinidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 0 - 302 m (Ref. 93256).  Subtropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northeast Pacific:  Alaska to Gulf of California.  Subtropical to temperate.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Found on rocks, broken shells, gravel and sand on exposed coasts but not on areas under direct influence of the surf (Ref. 93256).				
			
			
			
			
			
				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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Lambert, P. 2000 Sea stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound. Canada: UBC Press. 186 p. (Ref. 93256)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Population dynamicsTillväxt
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Mass conversion
Abundans
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  				 
			 
			
			
			
				Internet-källor
			
			
			
			
			
				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 7.1 - 11.6, mean 8.4 (based on 38 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.