Stats

Lifespan: 2-5 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate ocean
Range: East Asia
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Spines
Status: Rare

About

This sea star inhabits rocky coastal waters across the northern Pacific Ocean. It can regenerate an entire body from a single severed arm if the central disk remains attached.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile star settles onto the seafloor after its larval phase and begins crawling and feeding.
2.
adult
Fully grown, with adult arm count and pattern.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Asterias
Species: Asterias amurensis