Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 0 - 366 m (Ref. 83435), usually 8 - 11 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 38°N - 6°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 83435)
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.3 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 344); âge max. reporté: 2.00 années (Ref. 8702)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
Shell outline almost circular, valves very inflated, wing-like projections relatively poorly developed. Surface sculpture of about 20 ribs, smooth square in cross-section. Hinge straight. Colour: upper valve bright, variable, ranging from brown to red to lavender rose to whitish with purplish or reddish mottlings, colour of lower valve much lighter, whitish with lighter markings.
Life span: 18 to 24 months (Ref. 350). Lives in beds in shallow to moderately deep water, usually on (or buried in) sandy bottoms (Ref. 344). Also in seagrass and algae beds (Ref. 106861).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Spawning and recruitment occur throughout the year, with peaks in late autumn and spring.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: hautement commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 680 cells).
Résilience
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=1.88-3.06; tmax=2).
Prior r = 1.01, 95% CL = 0.66 - 1.51, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
