Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Oreasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 69 m (Ref. 111335). Tropical
Atlantic Ocean: USA through the Caribbean to Brazil, Cape Verde to western Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits Thalassia beds and mangrove channels (Ref. 415, 87194). Known as a potential corallivore that particularly feeds on Agaricia tenuifolia (Ref. 86570).
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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 204 cells).
Price category
Unknown.