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Magallana gigas   (Thunberg, 1793)

Giant cupped oyster
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Magallana gigas


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Common names: [No common name]
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Uses: no uses
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Ostreida () > Ostreidae (oysters)

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 348).   Subtropical; 15°C - 30°C (Ref. 76803), preferred 13°C (Ref. 107945); 48°N - 30°N, 126°E - 148°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific. Introduced in the Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 15.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A major commercial species. Introduced for aquaculture in many countries. However experimental plantings in tropical western Pacific Islands often failed, apparently because of the sustained high temperature of the water (Ref. 348). Littoral and circalittoral rock and other hard substrata as well as littoral and sublittoral sediments (Ref. 1314). It is a sessile-burrower, suspension feeder (Ref. 96498).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production, species profile; Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.4 - 22.6, mean 16 (based on 334 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.01-2.69).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.