Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; salobre; rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m (Ref. 101198). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 39°S, 26°E - 134°W (Ref. 106948)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - 2.1 cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 348); common length : 6.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 348); edad máxima reportada: 12 años (Ref. 126573)
Shell equivalve, thick and solid, ovate, strongly inflated, slightly longer than high and feebly inequilateral. Umbones strongly protruding, cardinal area rather large. About 18 radial ribs (15 to 20) with wide interstices at each valve; ribs stout and distinctly rugose, bearing regular, often rectangular nodules. Periostracum rather thin and smooth. Internal margins with strong crenulations corresponding with the external radial ribs. No byssal gape. Colour: outside of shell white under the yellowish brown periostracum. Inner side white, often tinged yellow towards the umbonal cavity.
This represents the most important commercial ark (Ref. 348). Lives in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters. On muddy bottoms, mainly in protected bays and estuaries, or in mangroves. Often occurring in dense populations (Ref. 348). Typically found in the intertidal with silty bottoms with low salinity. A filter-feeder and a shallow burrower. Primarily feeds on organic detritus, phytoplankton and detritus (Ref. 101198).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - Acuicultura: producción; pesquerías: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 3701 cells).
Resiliencia
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.54-4.34; tm=0.6; tmax=12).
Prior r = 0.85, 95% CL = 0.56 - 1.28, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).