Growth and reproductive biology of the sea star Astropecten aranciacus (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) on the continental shelf of the Catalan Sea (northwestern Mediterranean)

Table 1 Estimated parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth equation for Astropecten species at different study areas

Species	Depth (m)	L _∞ (mm)	K (year⁻¹)	t ₀	Study area	References
A. latespinus	0.1–5	42.02	0.04	0.0325	Fukuoka, Japan (Sea of Japan)	Nojima [35]
A. cingulatus	45–60	81	1.2	–	Maçambaba Beach, Brasil (SW Atlantic)	Ventura [43]
A. brasilensis	45–60	140	0.75	–	Maçambaba Beach, Brasil (SW Atlantic)	Ventura [43]
A. marginatus	6–15	65	0.50	–	Guarana, Brasil (SW Atlantic)	Tavares et al. [40]
A. aranciacus	5–30	136.75	0.44	0.0017	Maresme Coast, Spain (NW Mediterranean)	Present study
A. aranciacus	50–150	205	0.32	0.0011	Maresme Coast, Spain (NW Mediterranean)	Present study

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