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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 125 - 200 m (Ref. 2754). Subtropical
Endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 120 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128053); max. reported age: 45 years (Ref. 128053)
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.
Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Tools
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.1 - 16.5, mean 14.2 (based on 17 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.05-0.28; tmax=45).
Price category
Unknown.