Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Psammobiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: ? - 15.0; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 348). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to northern Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 5.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hermaphoditism occurs in some species. Breeding is continuous throughout the year (Ref. 107755). Major and minor spawning peak occurs between December-January and May to June, respectively (Ref. 82297).
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items
Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3281 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.65-1).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.