Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Pectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 89006). Subtropical; 25°S - 51°S, 112°E - 178°W
Indo-West Pacific: from Shark Bay, Australia to Kermadec, and south to New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Epibenthic (Ref. 66309). Living at 10 m to 73 m water depth (Ref. 89006), in coastal waters (Ref. 121746). Occurs in sandy-muddy sediments (Ref. 66309). Mainly found on silt-sand and coarse sand (Refs. 121744, 121746). Abundant offshore (Ref. 121738). Filter feeder; sifts plankton and detritus from the water column (Ref. 121745).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.
Dijkstra, H.H. and B.A. Marshall. 1997. (Ref. 89006)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; | FishSource |
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15 - 26.4, mean 18.3 (based on 336 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.