Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; intervalo de profundidade 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 / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?, range 25 - 35 cm Max length : 137 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 99323); common length : 80.0 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 348); Peso máx. publicado: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Categoria CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais
FAO - Aquacultura: produção; | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2805 cells).
Resiliência
Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.07-0.2).
Vulnerabilidade
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.
