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

Reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 348); brackish; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 348). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 102835); 28°N - 37°S, 31°E - 128°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Egypt to Pitcairn Islands and Ogasawara, Japan to Lord Howe Island.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 6 - 13 cm Max length : 41.7 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117184); common length : 25.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)

Short description Morphology

The mantle color is highly variable, ranging from bright blue to brown.

Collected for food and for the shell trade. Aquaculture trials have been done in 1998 (Ref. 348). Maximum depth from Ref. 75831.

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)

Lower Risk: conservation dependent (LR/cd) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 130160)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 3421 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.28; tm=3.8).

Prior r = 0.49, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.73, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients : Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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