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Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Choro mussel| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία
; Υφάλμυρο; εύρος βάθους 0 - 100 m (Αναφ. 356), usually 4 - 20 m (Αναφ. 89833). Temperate, preferred 12°C (Αναφ. 107945); 7°S - 56°S, 81°W - 52°W
Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές
Southeast Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: From Pacasmayo, Peru to the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel including Juan Fernández Islands and to southern Brazil in the Atlantic including Falkland Islands. Introduced in the UK. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?, range 4 - 4 cm Max length : 26.0 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 126826)
Found in bays. Found at depths of 4 to 8 m (Ref. 106875). Intertidal and subtidal sedimentary and rocky bottoms (Ref. 114788).
Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Main reference
Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες
SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Αναφ. 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Αναφ. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
FAO - Υδατοκαλλιέργειες: production; αλιεία: landings | FishSource | Η θάλασσα γύρω μας
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Food items (preys)
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Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Σύσταση δίαιτας
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Θηρευτές
Οικολογία
Population dynamics
Life cycle
Distribution
Physiology
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Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
Αναφορές
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(αλιεία: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 20.5, mean 12.5 (based on 198 cells).
Climate Vulnerability
(Αναφ. 125649):
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.