The first record of the fragile file clam Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia: Limidae) from Ras Juddi, Makran Coast of Pakistan

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Published: Sep 1, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v2i2.15663
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Diversity, Bivalve, Taxonomy, Limaria fragilis, New Record, Ras Juddi, Makran coast.

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Qadeer Ali
The Marine Reference Collection and Resources Centre, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Quratulan Ahmed
The Marine Reference Collection and Resources Centre, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shumaila Mubarak
The Marine Reference Collection and Resources Centre, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ateeqa Baloch
The Marine Reference Collection and Resources Centre, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Senem Çağlar
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Levent Bat
Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Sinop University, 57000 Sinop, Türkiye.
Hafsa Qazi
The Marine Reference Collection and Resources Centre, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ivan Marin
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS, Moscow, 119071, Russia.

Abstract

This article presents the first documented record of the fragile file clam, Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia: Limidae), in Ras Juddi, Pasni, on the Makran coast in the Northern Arabian Sea. This discovery expands the known distribution of this species in the Northern Arabian Sea contributes to the biodiversity records of Pakistan. Previously, only two species of the family Limidae have been known from Pakistan coastal waters, namely Limea juglandula (Melvill & Standen, 1907) and Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807).

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Ali, Q., Ahmed, Q., Mubarak, S., Baloch, A., Çağlar, S., Bat, L., … Marin, I. (2025). The first record of the fragile file clam Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia: Limidae) from Ras Juddi, Makran Coast of Pakistan. Journal of Fauna Biodiversity, 2(2), 7–11. https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v2i2.15663
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