Tresus nuttallii, Pacific gaper : fisheries

Tresus nuttallii   (Conrad, 1837)

Pacific gaper

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Mactridae

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

; djupintervall 0 - 50 m (Ref. 95344).  Temperate; 61°N - 22°N, 156°W - 109°W

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Pacific: from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 6.8  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.4 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 95991); rapporterad maxålder: 17 år (Ref. 95991)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It burrows in sand and mud along the intertidal zone from shallow depths to 30 meters (Ref. 865). Prefers sandier areas. Buries deep in the substrate to avoid freezing (Ref. 95344). Feeds on phytoplankton and detritus (Ref. 95991).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs throughout the year during spring, peak months on February and April.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs. 2011. (Ref. 93817)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - Vattenbruk: production; | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Trophic Ecology
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Lek
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Distribution
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referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(; publication : search) | Fishipedia | 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): 8.6 - 15.3, mean 10.2 (based on 60 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.12-0.17; tm=3; tmax=17).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.