Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Mức độ sâu 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 / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 25 - 35 cm Max length : 137 cm SHL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 99323); common length : 80.0 cm SHL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 348); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Các nghề cá: Tính thương mại; Nuôi trồng thủy sản: Tính thương mại
FAO - Nuôi trồng thủy sản: Sản xuất; | FishSource | Biển chung quanh ta
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2805 cells).
Thích nghi nhanh
thấp, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là 4.5 - 14 năm (K=0.07-0.2).
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
