Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m (Ref. 348), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 102835); 31°N - 30°S, 92°E - 178°W (Ref. 106696)
Indo-West Pacific: from Andaman Islands to Fiji Islands; north to Japan and south to New Caledonia and Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 348); common length : 11.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 348)
The valves are greyish white, often fringed with orange or yellow both inside and out. They are triangularly ovate in shape. Mantle coloration is predominantly blue but shows great variability.
Found in intertidal areas on corals (Ref. 75831).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - Acuicultura: producción; | FishSource |
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.1 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 1078 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
