Ophiuroidea |
Ophiacanthida |
Ophiocomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 10 - 368 m (Ref. 87242). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. Found on seagrass beds, i.e., Halimeda, and coral species, i.e., Porites and Madracis (Ref. 86568).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The mode of reproduction of this species is pluteus larvae.
Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson. 2000. (Ref. 86570)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 540 cells).
Price category
Unknown.