Tridacna gigas in Kiribati
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 scarce (very unlikely) 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 atolls of Abemama, Abiang, Maiana and Tarawa (Ref. 106696). Tarawa Atoll, Central gilbert Islands Group, is known to have the lowest population density of this species globally in 1985 (Ref. 117184). C: Refs. 12255, 106696, 106780, 117184; M: Ref. 348.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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