Squalid callista
Gulf of California
Profile updated on 29 March 2018
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Megapitaria squalida
SPECIES NAME(s)
Squalid callista
COMMON NAMES
almeja chocolata café, almeja chocolata negra
Squalid callista is one of the most economically important mollusks in the Gulf of California. Its distribution has been reported from Laguna Guerrero Negro or Estero San Jose in Baja California, Mexico to Macora, Peru. It is found in banks with other clam species, such as golden callista and Ponderous dosinia. No information regarding the stock structure in the Gulf of California has been found (DOF 2018).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Clams are one of the main traditional artisanal fisheries in the Gulf of California and Mexican Pacific.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
DATA DEFICIENT
Managers Compliance:
DATA DEFICIENT
Fishers Compliance:
DATA DEFICIENT
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