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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Elner, R.W. and A.C. Campbell, 1987
Importance: commercial | Ref: Elner, R.W. and A.C. Campbell, 1987
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from eastern Canada south of Davis Strait (Ref. 1667). C: Refs. 1667; O: Refs. 33024, 94090; R: Ref. 95344.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
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Blue mussel, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

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

; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 60 m (Ref. 7726). Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 89°N - 58°S, 112°E - 61°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumpolar.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 95344); âge max. reporté: 24 années (Ref. 8702)

Minimum depth (intertidal zone) from Ref. 95344.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Non évalué

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production, species profile; pêcheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.4 - 16.1, mean 10.2 (based on 1512 cells).

Résilience (Ref. 69278) Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.05-1.14; tmax=24).

Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.36 - 0.82, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Low.

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758