Mytilus chilensis, Chilean mussel : fisheries

Mytilus chilensis   (Hupé, 1854)

Chilean mussel

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

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

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

; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 100 m (Ref. 356).  Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945); 40°S - 56°S, 76°W - 36°W

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 356)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This is an epifaunal species found on soft sandy and muddy bottoms and diverse rocky substrates including cobbles and associated with holdfasts or fronds of brown algae in inner fjords, channels and exposed areas (Ref. 87801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra 2009 Marine benthic fauna of Chilean Patagonia. Santiago, Nature in Focus. 1000 p. (Ref. 87801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

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

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: ; 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

Prior r = 0.43, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.64, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 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.