Asteroidea |
Spinulosida |
Echinasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 2400 m (Ref. 865), usually 50 - 150 m (Ref. 125153). Temperate; 80°N - 40°N, 170°W - 45°E
Eastern Pacific, North Atlantic and the Arctic: North Sea and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The females brood their eggs (Ref. 865).
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter. 1999. (Ref. 3123)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.6 - 9.8, mean 4.6 (based on 408 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.