Bivalvia |
Mytilida |
Mytilidae | Mytilinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical; 6°C - 30°C (Ref. 104793); 29°N - 41°S, 116°W - 46°W (Ref. 83435)
Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic. Introduced in the southeast USA and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.3  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); 4.87 cm SHL (female)
Female max length from Ref. 104793.
Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833). Sex reversal was observed under certain food conditions (Ref. 104793).
Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.