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Argopecten gibbus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calico scallop

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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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

Atlantic calico scallop, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Pectinida () > Pectinidae (scallops)

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

; rango de profundidad 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)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.3 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 344); edad máxima reportada: 2.00 años (Ref. 8702)

Short description Morfología

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.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: muy comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Herramientas

E-book | Guía de campo

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesquerías: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.7 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 680 cells).
Resiliencia (Ref. 69278) Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=1.88-3.06; tmax=2).
Prior r = 1.01, 95% CL = 0.66 - 1.51, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.