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Choromytilus chorus   (Molina, 1782)

Choro mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Choromytilus chorus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

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

; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 100 m (Ref. 356), usually 4 - 20 m (Ref. 89833).   Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 7°S - 56°S, 81°W - 52°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: From Pacasmayo, Peru to the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel including Juan Fernández Islands and to southern Brazil in the Atlantic including Falkland Islands. Introduced in the UK. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - 4 cm Max length : 26.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 126826)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Found in bays. Found at depths of 4 to 8 m (Ref. 106875). Intertidal and subtidal sedimentary and rocky bottoms (Ref. 114788).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 20.5, mean 12.5 (based on 198 cells).
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Medium.