Tridacna maxima in Philippines
point map (Tridacna maxima) | occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
occurence native
importance commercial Ref. Floren, A.S., 2003
aquaculture never/rarely Ref.
regulations no regulations Ref.
freshwater No
brackish No
saltwater Yes
live export
bait No
game/sport No
abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref. Neo, M.L., C.C.C. Wabnitz, R.D. Braley, G.A. Heslinga, C. Fauvelot, S. Van Wynsberge, S. Andrefouet, C. Waters, A.S.-H. Tan, E.D. Gomez, M.J. Costello and P.A. Todd, 2017
comments Known sporadically throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821), mainly in central and western Visayas, Cagayan, Palawan, Tubbataha reefs, Sumilon Island and Apo Island (Ref. 117184) and Panglao Island, Bohol (Ref. 104607). Endangered (Ref. 89179). C: Refs. 8295, 87108, 821, 90322, 104607, 116922, 117184,121724; M: Ref. 348; O: Ref. 89179, 821.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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