Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 94880). Subtropical; 59°N - 7°S, 26°W - 36°
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Portugal to Syria, UK, North Sea to Morocco.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109255); max. published weight: 3.08 g (Ref. 2734)
Common length from 5.0 to 7.0 cm (Ref. 109255).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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.
Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos and P. Vasconcelos. 2001. (Ref. 2758)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8 - 20.7, mean 11.4 (based on 812 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.49-0.77).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
