Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 0 - 35 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 102835); 38°N - 29°S, 92°E - 178°W
Indo-Pacific: from Myanmar then east to Wallis and Futuna, north to Japan and south to western Australia. Introduced beyond Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?, range 25 - 35 cm Max length : 137 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 99323); common length : 80.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 348); poids max. publié: 500.0 kg (Ref. 81839)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
It is white and fan-shaped with deep radiating ribs.
Known to be the largest bivalve mollusks that exist. Exploited for its meat and shell, this species has recently become nearly extinct within an important part of its range, due to over collecting. Trials of aquaculture under progress for the restocking of reefs and local farming (Ref. 348).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Becomes simultaneous hermaphrodite in its later years. Spawning is seasonal, based on its northern and southern limits of distribution (Ref. 100714).
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquaculture: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2805 cells).
Résilience
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.07-0.2).
Vulnérabilité
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.
