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Choromytilus chorus   (Molina, 1782)

Choro mussel

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

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Antofagasta region (Ref. 114646), Strait of Magellan, Canal Beagle, including Juan Fernández Archipelago (Ref. 89833), San Vicente, Corral and Yaldad Bays (Ref. 106875). C: Refs. 7794, 83435, 90098, 92995, 1891, 106875, 114646, 89833; M: Refs. 89833, 114646; O: Ref. 89833.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Minchin, D., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Choro, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

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

; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 100 m (Ref. 356), usually 4 - 20 m (Ref. 89833).   Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 7°S - 56°S, 81°W - 52°W

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Southeast Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: From Pacasmayo, Peru to the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel including Juan Fernández Islands and to southern Brazil in the Atlantic including Falkland Islands. Introduced in the UK. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - 4 cm Max length : 26.0 cm SHL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 126826)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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 Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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

Pesca: commerciale
FAO - Acquacoltura: production; pesca: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesca: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 20.5, mean 12.5 (based on 198 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.