Asteroidea |
Forcipulatida |
Asteriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 90 m (Αναφ. 865). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Canada to Mexico. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 56.0 cm WD αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 865)
It is found on rocky and sandy bottoms from the very low intertidal to a depth of 90 meters (Ref. 865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Austin, W.C. 1999 Rare and endangered marine invertebrates in British Columbia. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B. C., 15-19, Feb 1999. (Αναφ. 1306)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Population dynamicsΑύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.1 - 20.1, mean 10.5 (based on 52 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.