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Name : Paphia malabarica

Common Name : Tisreo
Class : Bivalvia
Order : Venerida
Family : Veneridae
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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.