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Argopecten gibbus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calico scallop

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
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Argopecten gibbus


United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Catches have declined from more than 120000 t (live weight) in 1988 to 262 t in 1992. In more recent years catches have slowly risen to 2400 t in 1993 and about 3000 t in 1994. Known from Maryland to Florida, and Texas (Ref. 344).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Pectinida () > Pectinidae (scallops)

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

; tiefenbereich 0 - 366 m (Ref. 83435), usually 8 - 11 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 38°N - 6°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 83435)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.3 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 344); max. veröff. Alter: 2.00 Jahre (Ref. 8702)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie

Shell outline almost circular, valves very inflated, wing-like projections relatively poorly developed. Surface sculpture of about 20 ribs, smooth square in cross-section. Hinge straight. Colour: upper valve bright, variable, ranging from brown to red to lavender rose to whitish with purplish or reddish mottlings, colour of lower valve much lighter, whitish with lighter markings.

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Life span: 18 to 24 months (Ref. 350).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Spawning and recruitment occur throughout the year, with peaks in late autumn and spring.

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: hoch kommerziell
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Internet Quellen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fischereien: ; publication : search) | GenBank (Genom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Gehe zu, Suchen) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.7 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 680 cells).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 69278) hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=1.88-3.06; tmax=2).
Prior r = 1.01, 95% CL = 0.66 - 1.51, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Medium.