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Ruditapes philippinarum   (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Japanese carpet shell
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Common names from other countries

Japanese littleneck, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; brackvatten; pH range: 13.5 - 35.0; djupintervall 0 - 100 m (Ref. 356).   Tropical; ? - 35°C (Ref. 104360), preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 56°N - 11°S, 75°E - 164°E (Ref. 348)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: from India and Sri Lanka to Micronesia; north to Sakhalin, the Japan Sea and Hawaii (introduced), and south to Indonesia. Introduced in the Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 2.7  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 5.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); rapporterad maxålder: 14 år (Ref. 104360)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Introduced incidentally with Japanese oysters (Crassostrea gigas), or for aquaculture trials, in many areas (Ref. 348). Found in littoral to sublittoral sediments (Ref. 1314). Intertidal and upper subtidal flats (Ref. 106937). Common in protected marine areas (Ref. 348). With short siphons and buries to only about 10 cm deep in a variety of substrates, from mud, sand, and gravel, high along intertidal areas (Refs. 95344, 104238). Occasionally overlaps with Zostera japonica beds or Zostera marina beds in the intertidal (Ref. 106937). Suspension feeder. Diet includes phytoplankton (Refs. 104238, 104360), benthic diatoms, and terrestrial organic matter (Ref. 104238).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger (with ciliated vellum to assist mobility and feeding), resembling a miniature clam. After 2-4 weeks, it develops into a peliveliger with a formed foot to assist further with swimming, as well as byssal threads to help the clam secure itself onto the seafloor once it finds a suitable substrate to settle on. Burrowing into the ground allows the animal to find food and be protected from predators. Once settled, it will stay in the substrate and continue to grow into a mature clam.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - Vattenbruk: produktion, species profile; fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Vattenbruk: species profile; fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.7 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1790 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278) Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.3-0.91; tm=1.5; tmax=14).
Prior r = 1.19, 95% CL = 0.79 - 1.79, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.