Asteroidea |
Paxillosida |
Goniopectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 10 - 2200 m (Ref. 119490). Polar
Circumpolar to New England on the Atlantic and to Panama and Japan in the Pacific. Polar to tropical regions.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Same depth range from Ref. 119523. Non-selective deposit feeder (Ref. 93256). Surface deposit feeder (Ref. 66387). Found on soft mud and rock and in the Arctic on rock or sand (Ref. 93256).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid 1996 Megabenthic communities in the waters around Svalbard. Polar Biol. 16:431-446. (Ref. 2952)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.3 - 6.2, mean 1.9 (based on 1501 cells).
Price category
Unknown.