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Mercenaria mercenaria   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern quahog

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams) > Chioninae

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

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 36 m (Ref. 83435).   Subtropical, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 49°N - 30°N, 80°E - 65°W (Ref. 83435)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 7726); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 9 jaren (Ref. 2823)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 104365. Found buried in muddy sediment on the lower shore and shallow sublittoral and in bays and estuaries. Prefers sandy environments to depths of 15 m (Ref. 78574).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Aquacultuur: production, soortsprofiel; Visserij: landings, soortsprofiel | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.8 - 23.7, mean 13.2 (based on 120 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.16-0.5; tmax=9).
Prior r = 0.43, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.65, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.