Ophiuroidea |
Amphilepidida |
Amphiuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; brackish; depth range 0 - 1330 m (Ref. 85345). Tropical
Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 95072. Known from subtidal areas (Ref. 83942). Found on seagrass Halimeda, and corals Porites, Madracis and Agaricia (Ref. 86568). Found from the intertidal zone to 828 m depth, often with tunicates, prefers rock, algae covered and gravel substrate (Ref. 87872). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96292).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Broods young in bursal slits near arm attachment sites (Ref. 87872).
Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala. 2003. (Ref. 2851)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.5 - 15, mean 6.8 (based on 1666 cells).
Price category
Unknown.