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Ostrea chilensis   Philippi, 1854

Chilean flat oyster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Common names from other countries

Bluff oyster, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Ostreida () > Ostreidae (oysters)

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

; rango de profundidad 0 - 550 m (Ref. 106914).   Subtropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 34°S - 47°S, 166°E - 72°W (Ref. 111844)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

South Pacific Ocean: New Zealand and Chile. Introduced in the Atlantic: Wales, UK and France. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm ShL macho / no sexado; (Ref. )

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Minimum depth range from Ref. 356. Found in nearshore waters and in shallow subtidal zone (Ref. 106914). This is an epifaunal species found on soft sandy and muddy bottoms, as well as hard substrates. It is a brooding species where females retain the larvae until they are completely developed (Ref. 87801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - Acuicultura: producción; pesquerías: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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E-book | Guía de campo

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesquerías: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.