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Northern Pacific and Northwest Atlantic: Bering Sea to USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 93256)
It is found on rocks in subtidal areas to a depth of 435 meters (Ref. 865).
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.