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Mytilus platensis   d'Orbigny, 1842

River plata mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Santa Cruz (Ref. 85437). C: Ref. 85437.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dellatorre, F.G., M.S. Pascual and P.J. Barón, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

La Plata-blåmusling, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

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

; brackvatten; djupintervall 36 - 64 m (Ref. 111861), usually 36 - 58 m (Ref. 111862).   Tropical, preferred 14°C (Ref. 107945); 31°S - 50°S, 69°W - 50°W (Ref. 85437)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southwest Atlantic: From Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. )

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 111862. Depth range and common depth based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - Vattenbruk: produktion; fiskeri: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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E-book | Fälthandbok

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Estimates based on models

Resiliens (Ref. 69278) Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.25-0.38).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.