Asteroidea | 
Paxillosida | 
Astropectinidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range				
				
					पारिस्थितिकी				
				
			
			
				;  गहराई सीमा 1 - 1829 m (संदर्भ 85345), usually 50 - 400 m (संदर्भ 125144).  Subtropical; 72°N -   9°N, 19°W -   37°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northeast Atlantic, Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
			
			
				परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Occurs in fine sand and silt substrate at depths between 50 to 200 m (Ref. 96391).  Epibenthic (Ref. 87524) and free-living (Refs. 3123, 96391).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala 2003 Changes in benthic community structure due to clam dreging on the Algarve coast and the importance of seasonal analysis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83:719-729. (संदर्भ 2851)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (संदर्भ 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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साधन
			
			
			
			
				
					अधिक जानकारी				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)संघटक आहारआहार खपतपरभक्षी   Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionबहुतायत   Life cycleपुनरुत्पत्तिपरिपक्व अवधिFecundityमछलीऔ का अंडे देनाEggsEgg developmentLarvae   PhysiologyOxygen consumption
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				इंटरनेट स्रोत
			
			
			
			
			
				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 1.7 - 10.5, mean 7.1 (based on 112 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.