Ensis macha, Razor clam : fisheries
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Ensis macha   (Molina, 1782)

Razor clam

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Adapedonta | Pharidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 82660).  Temperate; 19°S - 57°S, 76°W - 56°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southern Pacific (27 to 55°S) and Atlantic (40 to 50°S): Chile and Argentina. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122430)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Deep burrowing species (Ref. 93290). Found in coastal waters (Ref. 1051996), from low intertidal (Ref. 122429) to depths of 55 m (Ref. 105196, 122429). Found buried in shallow subtidal soft bottoms, specifically in coarse sandy sediments or silty sands at depths of 2 to 50 (Ref. 105111). Also found in fine sand (Ref. 93290).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Barón, P.J., L.E. Real, N.F. Ciocco and M.E. Ré. 2004 Morphology, growth and reproduction of an Atlantic population of the razor clam Ensis macha (Molina, 1782). Scientia Marina 68(2):211-217. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.9 - 16.1, mean 10.4 (based on 178 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).

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