Asteroidea |
Valvatida |
Oreasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 60 m (Ref. 800). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Philippines to Australia and the Melanesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Occurs in sandy-rocky intertidal regions and on reef platform at depths of 1 to 60 m (Ref. 800). In shallow waters with seagrasses and macroalgae (Ref. 82802). Feeds on carrion (Ref. 800).
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.
Schoppe, S. 2000 A guide to common shallow water sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars (echinoderms) of the Philippines. Times Media Private Limited, Singapore. 144 p. (Ref. 800)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.1 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 662 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
