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Magallana gigas   (Thunberg, 1793)

Giant cupped oyster
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Magallana gigas


Ecuador country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Ostreida () > Ostreidae (oysters)

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

; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 15 m (Ref. 348).   Subtropical; 15°C - 30°C (Ref. 76803), preferred 13°C (Ref. 107945); 48°N - 30°N, 126°E - 148°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northwest Pacific. Introduced in the Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 15.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

A major commercial species. Introduced for aquaculture in many countries. However experimental plantings in tropical western Pacific Islands often failed, apparently because of the sustained high temperature of the water (Ref. 348).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

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

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Populärnamn
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Predatorer
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Lek
Fecundity
Ägg
Egg development
Age/Size
Tillväxt
Length-weight
Length-length
Morfologi
Larver
Abundans

Internet-källor

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

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.4 - 22.6, mean 16 (based on 334 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278) Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.01-2.69).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.