Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Pteriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 348), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific from Myanmar to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to northern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm ShL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.6 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 3019 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.