Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852 is a animal in the Pectinidae family, order Pectinida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852
Pecten fumatus, the commercial scallop, is an Australian endemic bivalve targeted by a dredge fishery in the Bass Strait.
Pecten fumatus, commonly known as the commercial scallop, is a bivalve species that is part of Pectinidae, the scallop family. It is endemic to Australia, with a distribution ranging from Keppel Bay and Swain Reefs in Queensland, extending southward around southern Australia (including Tasmania) and reaching as far west as North West Cape, Western Australia. This species is the target of a dredge fishery operating in the Bass Strait off southern Australia.
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