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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Bradbury, A., B. Blake, C. Speck, D. Rogers, 2005
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Maine (Ref. 317), North America to Mexico (Ref. 1314), Cape Hatteras to Gulf of St. Lawrence (Ref. 7726) and Cotuit, Massachusetts (Ref. 80591); Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina (Ref. 83435). C: Refs. 317, 1314, 7726, 80591, 83435, 94068; R: Ref. 95344.
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Beal, B.F., R. Bayer, M.G. Kraus and S.R. Chapman, 1999
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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 192 m (Ref. 78574), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 75831). Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 77°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 113928)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Virginia, North Sea and European waters including the Black, Baltic, Wadden, White and Mediterranean seas, and northeast Pacific from San Francisco to Alaska.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7726); âge max. reporté: 8 années (Ref. 2823)

Minimum depth from Ref. 101279. Maximum depth recorded is 329 m (Ref. 101279).

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; pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.4 - 14.5, mean 10.9 (based on 360 cells).

Résilience (Ref. 69278) Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.14-0.48; tmax=8).

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): High.

Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758