Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; tiefenbereich 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 / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?, range 25 - 35 cm Max length : 137 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 99323); common length : 80.0 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 348); max. veröff. Gewicht: 500.0 kg (Ref. 81839)
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).
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquakultur: kommerziell
FAO - Aquakultur: production; | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2805 cells).
Widerstandsfähigkeit
niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (K=0.07-0.2).
Verwundbarkeit
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Preiskategorie
Unknown.
