Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Ostreidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 348). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.4 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122433); common length : 6.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Maximum shell height is 12 cm (Ref. 348). Cemented on various hard substrates or objects. Intertidal and shallow subtidal waters (Ref. 348). Associated with dead coral heads (Ref. 75840).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24 - 29.3, mean 28 (based on 3924 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.