Ophiuroidea |
Ophiacanthida |
Ophiocomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 18 m (Ref. 111335). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA and Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on seagrass Halimeda, corals Porites, Madracis and Agaricia, and rubble (Ref. 86568).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The mode of reproduction is asexual fissiparity.
Vittor, B.A. 2001. (Ref. 8431)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 120 cells).
Price category
Unknown.