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Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Asteropseidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 3 - 55 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 83942. This species is found in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942), particularly on rocky bottoms (Ref. 3565). Rarely found in reef flats and lagoons and cryptic (Ref. 102252). Feeds occasionally on cone shells on experimental observations (Ref. 108108). Deposit feeder (Ref. 90951). Found in waters less than 30m. Associated with coral communities. Nocturnal. Dwells among dead coral and sandy substrates (Ref. 129602).
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.
Fishelson, L. 1971. (Ref. 3565)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 830 cells).
Price category
Unknown.