Tisreo

Name : Paphia malabarica

Class : Bivalvia

Order : Venerida

Family : Veneridae

Description :

Shell cordately-ovate, arched. It is sculptured concentrically and obtusely ridged and rather flexuous on the posterior side. Fulvus cream color with ash grey lines.

Size

Maximum length: 3.7 cm (TL), common length: 2-3 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on phytoplankton, zooplankton and suspended organic materials.

Utilization

Marketed shell on and without shell and consumed in various forms steamed, cooked and fried

Gears

Handpicking, gillnet, diving, dredgers.