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Japanese baking scallop

Pecten albicans

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth80–274 m
  • Water temperature14–27 °C
  • Best monthsJuly
  • How commonRare
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Photo credit: (c) Emőke Dénes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Pecten albicans, common name Japanese baking scallop, is a species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Pecten albicans”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 6 records
  • February: 1 records
  • March: 4 records
  • April: 4 records
  • May: 1 records
  • June: 0 records
  • July: 20 records
  • August: 5 records
  • September: 2 records
  • October: 7 records
  • November: 9 records
  • December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 80–274 m · Deepest record: 421 m

  • 80–90 m: 2 records
  • 90–100 m: 2 records
  • 100–110 m: 3 records
  • 110–120 m: 1 records
  • 120–130 m: 1 records
  • 130–140 m: 0 records
  • 140–150 m: 0 records
  • 150–160 m: 0 records
  • 160–170 m: 3 records
  • 170–180 m: 0 records
  • 180–190 m: 1 records
  • 190+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–27 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 2 records
  • 14–16 °C: 0 records
  • 16–18 °C: 0 records
  • 18–20 °C: 14 records
  • 20–22 °C: 9 records
  • 22–24 °C: 4 records
  • 24–26 °C: 2 records
  • 26–28 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

English
Japanese baking scallop
Names in 2 more languages
German
Japanische Backmuschel
Japanese
イタヤガイ

Other scientific names: Ostrea albicans, Pallium albicans, Pecten antonii, Pecten laqueatus, Plicatula laqueatus, Plicatula naganumana

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

  • Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
  • Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 286 open-data records from 1900 to 1992.
  • Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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