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Euretaster cribrosus   (von Martens, 1867)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Euretaster cribrosus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Velatida | Pterasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 4 - 106 m (Ref. 129602).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Oman, United Arab Emirates and Thailand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 108107. Corallivorous (Ref. 90951). Larvae feed on mucus excreted by its epidermis (Ref. 129602).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Putchakarn, S. and P. Sonchaeng. 2004. (Ref. 2534)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 28.6, mean 27.5 (based on 457 cells).