Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mediterranean mussel : fisheries

Mytilus galloprovincialis   Lamarck, 1819

Mediterranean mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 125 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).  Tropical, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 30°N, 11°W - 36°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Introduced to the Arctic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 109255)

Short description Morfologi

The shell lacks radiating ridges containing three small teeth below the beak. The exterior is often bluish black with the interior portion being dull blue (Ref. 310).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in warmer waters (Ref. 95344). Occurs in quiet waters and lives lower in the intertidal zone attached to rock substrates (Refs. 310, 125090). Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms (Ref. 125090). Smaller individuals move to the outer edge of the colony (Ref. 310). Feeds on a variety of phyto- and zooplankton (Ref. 112108).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - Vattenbruk: production, species profile; fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Vattenbruk: species profile; fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.5 - 18, mean 11 (based on 176 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.1-1.82).
Prior r = 0.50, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.75, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.