Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 104365). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 25°N - 35°S, 96°W - 34°W
Atlantic Ocean: from southern Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay. Introduced in UK.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm NG maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 271)
Diagnostic features: Shell lightweight, deep-cupped inequivalve, left valve (attached) larger than right. Shell shape and outline variable. Inner margin smooth. Presidium transversally striated. Colour: externally dirty light grey, internally whitish or light grey splotched with bluish purple (Ref. 271).
It has a total length of 12 cm. Fisheries: It is heavily exploited due to over exploitation or contaminated by organic pollutants. It is consumed raw, fried, grilled or boiled. Canned industrially (Ref. 271).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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.
Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). 2002. (Ref. 271)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
FAO - Acquacoltura: production; pesca: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Strumenti
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.2 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 170 cells).
Resilienza
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=2.79).
Prior r = 0.81, 95% CL = 0.54 - 1.22, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
