Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Peruvian province (Ref. 87801), to the intertidal straits of Magellan, namely Gregorio Bay and Santiago Bay (Refs. 80583, 92995); in the southern parts and at the Beagle Channel (Ref. 87801), in the Los Lagos region (Ref. 115550), and Panitao, Golfo de Reloncavi (Ref. 115552). This species is highly exploited (Ref. 87801). C: Refs. 80583, 87801, 90098, 92900, 92995, 115550, 115552; O: Refs. 80583, 92900.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jaramillo, E., J. Navarro and J. Winter, 1981
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blue chilean mussel, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

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

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

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 356)

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 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

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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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Œufs
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Estimates based on models

Prior r = 0.43, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.64, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Mytilus chilensis (Hupé, 1854)