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Nymphaster arenatus (Pierrier, 1881)
| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Nymphaster arenatus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Asteroidea | Valvatida | Goniasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 58 - 3000 m (Ref. 111335). Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Canary Island and Cape Verde.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Koukouras, A. and M.-S. Kitsos. 2010. (Ref. 85345)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 4.3 - 10.6, mean 6.2 (based on 517 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.