Spotted Pearl Oyster
Pinctada maculata
- Usual depth11–14 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–14 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spotted Pearl Oyster
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ミドリアオリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白斑珍珠蛤, 花斑珠母貝
Other scientific names: Avicula maculata, Avicula muricata, Avicula pernoides, Avicula pica, Margaritifera mauritii, Margaritifera panasesae, Margaritifera pitcairnensis, Pteria (Margaritifera) mauritii, Pteria (Margaritifera) natalensis, Pteria (Margaritifera) panasesae, Pteria (Margaritifera) pitcairnensis
Similar species
- Black-lip pearl oyster
Pinctada margaritifera
- Pale Pearl Oyster
Pinctada albina
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 199 open-data records from 1850 to 2023.
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