Tridacna gigas in Australia
point map (Tridacna gigas) | occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
occurence native
importance Ref.
aquaculture never/rarely Ref.
regulations no regulations Ref.
freshwater No
brackish No
saltwater Yes
live export
bait No
game/sport No
abundance fairly common (chances are about 50%) Ref. Neo, M.L., C.C.C. Wabnitz, R.D. Braley, G.A. Heslinga, C. Fauvelot, S. Van Wynsberge, S. Andrefouet, C. Waters, A.S.-H. Tan, E.D. Gomez, M.J. Costello and P.A. Todd, 2017
comments Known from Queensland (Ref. 348). Michaelmas Reef, Great Barrier Reef, is known to have the highest population density of this species globally in 1978 (Ref. 117184). C: Refs. 12255, 75831, 106696, 106780, 106784, 117184.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
States/Provinces Queensland (native), Western Australia (native)
States/Provinces Complete? Yes
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country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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