Asteroidea |
Paxillosida |
Astropectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 40 - 1261 m (Ref. 93256). Polar
Circumpolar, from 38°N on the North American side to Ireland in the Atlantic and from Bering Sea to Japan and Oregon in the Pacific. Polar to temperate regions.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 93256)
Found on mud, sand and pebbles (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)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
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): 0.7 - 9.5, mean 3.6 (based on 1060 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
