| Veneridae (venus clams) |
| 8 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 14 years |
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benthic; brackish; marine; pH range: 13.5 - 35; depth range 0 - 100 m |
| Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: from India and Sri Lanka to Micronesia; north to Sakhalin, the Japan Sea and Hawaii (introduced), and south to Indonesia. Introduced in the Northeast Atlantic. |
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| Introduced incidentally with Japanese oysters (Crassostrea gigas), or for aquaculture trials, in many areas (Ref. 348). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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