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Mercenaria mercenaria   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern quahog

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams) > Chioninae

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

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 36 m (Ref. 83435).   Subtropical, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 49°N - 30°N, 80°E - 65°W (Ref. 83435)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 7726); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 9 jaren (Ref. 2823)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 104365.

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Aquacultuur: production, soortsprofiel; Visserij: landings, soortsprofiel | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.8 - 23.7, mean 13.2 (based on 120 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.16-0.5; tmax=9).
Prior r = 0.43, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.65, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.