Asteroidea |
Velatida |
Pterasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - 3635 m (Ref. 119490). Boreal
Circumboreal and polar: from Sea of Japan to Bering Sea and northern USA in the Pacific and from USA to Norway in the Atlantic. Boreal to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 93256)
Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. It is found on soft bottoms in subtidal areas to a depth of 1,100 meters (Ref. 865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females brood large, yolky eggs (Ref. 865).
Glagolev, S.M., L.A. Abramova and A.A. Vedenin. 2006. (Ref. 3527)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.7 - 9.3, mean 3.7 (based on 1247 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
