Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Ostreidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 10 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Western Pacific: China and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Intertidal to subtidal. Attached on pilings. Also observed to be attached to antipatharians and Isognomon sp. (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.
Lam, K. and B. Morton 2001 Hong Kong's subtidal oysters (Bivalvia: Ostreidae and Gryphaeidae). In Perspectives on Marine Environment Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001. (ed. B. Morton.). Proceedings of an international workshop reunion conference, Hong Kong 21-26 October 2001. pp 311-327. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. (Ref. 77645)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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