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Pinctada fucata   (Gould, 1850)

Japanese pearl oyster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Pinctada fucata  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour (Ref. 75840), from southern waters of Cape D'Aguilar, off Bluff Island, and Lo Chau Mun (Ref. 77616), and from Tai Lam and Shau Kei Wan (Ref. 125500). Also known from Conic Island and Steep Island Cave (Ref. 126058). C: Refs. 75840, 77616, 125500, 126058.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Morton, B., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Huître perlière japonaise, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Ostreida () > Margaritidae ()

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

Benthic; depth range 3 - 46 m (Ref. 75840).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88990)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.9 - 28.9, mean 27.1 (based on 1560 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9; tm=0.5).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.