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Reproduction, growth and production of Amiantis umbonella (Bivalvia: Veneridae) on northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2009

Hanieh Saeedi ,
Aria A. Ardalan ,
Ehsan Kamrani  and
Bahram H. Kiabi
Hanieh Saeedi*
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshty University, Faculty of Biological Science, Iran
Aria A. Ardalan
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Tehran-North Branch, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Iran
Ehsan Kamrani
Affiliation:
Hormozgan University, Faculty of Marine Biology, Bandar Abbas, Iran, PO Box 3995
Bahram H. Kiabi
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshty University, Faculty of Biological Science, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: H. Saeedi, Shahid Beheshty University, Faculty of Biological Science, Iran email: h62s@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Amiantis umbonella is distributed throughout the coast of the northern Persian Gulf. This study of 893 clams provides data on reproduction, growth and production for the period April 2007 to March 2008 from two transects along the Bandar Abbas coast. Histological preparations showed six stages of gametogenic development: resting stage (Stage 0), early active (Stage I), late active (Stage II), ripe (Stage III), partially spawned (Stage IV) and spent (Stage V). The specimens were gonochoric and showed synchronized spawning. The reproductive cycle commenced in September and finished in March with one major spawning event in January which correlated with lower sea temperature. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters for the sample were asymptotic length (L∞) = 58–62 mm, growth constant (k) = 0.28–0.29 yr−1 and length zero (t0) = –0.48 –0.47. The mean annual clam abundance, mean biomass and production were 10 individuals. m−2, 5.7 g shell free dry weight (SFDW) m−2 and 0.495 g SFDW m−2 yr−1, respectively.

Keywords

reproductiongrowthproductionAmiantis umbonellaPersian Gulf
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Issue 4 , June 2010 , pp. 711 - 718
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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