Crinoidea |
Comatulida |
Asterometridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 68 - 140 m (Ref. 81020). Subtropical
Western Pacific: China.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Crinoidea are gonochoric. During spawning, the pinnule walls rupture and the eggs and sperms are shed into the seawater. Life cycle: Embryos elongate into free-swimming larvae (doliolaria) which later sink to the bottom where they metamorphose into stalked sessile crinoid.
Liao, Y. 1984 On the family Asterometridae (Crinoidea) of China, with a description of Sinometra acuticirra gen. et so. Nov. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 2(1):109-116. (Ref. 77917)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.4 - 26.8, mean 25.2 (based on 88 cells).
