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Venerida |
Mesodesmatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, including Madagascar and the Red Sea, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to central Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 2.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348)
Collected as food in some areas by coastal inhabitants (Ref. 348). Found in intertidal areas in sand (Ref. 75831).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Age/SizeTillväxtLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiLarverAbundans
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 940 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
