Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Pacific asaphis
Asaphis violascens
photo by FAO

Family:  Psammobiidae (sunset clams, sanguins)
Max. size:  11 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, including Madagascar, the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Andaman Sea, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Average edible weight is at 9 g (Ref. 351). Maximum depth from Ref. 75831. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of about 20 m (Ref. 345). Found in intertidal areas in sand (Ref 75831). Deeply buried in sand, often coarse to gravel bottoms (Refs. 345, 126564). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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