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Ensis ensis, Razor shell : fisheries, bait
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Ensis ensis   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Razor shell
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Ensis ensis

Spain country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Galicia as a sand dwelling benthic organism that has levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) after the 'Prestige' oil spill (Ref. 2810). One of the species exploited by artisanal fisheries operating in coastal waters of Galicia at intertidal to 60 to 80 m (Ref. 2815). Also known from Malaga, Algeciras, Cabo Finisterre, and Laredo (Ref. 112056). C: Ref. 112056; M: Ref. 74416..
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: González, J.J., L. Viñas, M.A. Franco and J.A. Soriano, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Almindelig knivmusling, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Adapedonta () > Pharidae ()

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

; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 200 m (Ref. 2843), usually 5 - 25 m (Ref. 112055).   Subtropical; 63°N - 30°N, 11°W - 36°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Found in estuarine and inshore areas in substrates of silt to very fine sand (Ref. 96352). In muddy fine sand (Ref. 109255). An active suspension feeder (Refs. 2843, 96376). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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 Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

De Smit, M. and K. Bába. 2002. (Ref. 2721)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; esca: usually
FAO - pesca: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Morfologia
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Fonti Internet

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

Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.