Asteroidea | 
Valvatida | 
Solasteridae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 0 - 600 m (Ref. 865).  Temperate			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northern Pacific and the Arctic:  Japan to USA, Bering Sea and Beaufort Sea.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 51.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Usually found on rocky substrates and less frequently on sandy mud (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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Lambert, P. 2000 Sea stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound. Canada: UBC Press. 186 p. (Ref. 93256)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						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				
				
					 Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
  PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 3.8 - 8.3, mean 5.7 (based on 234 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.