Clam (gé) is a treasure in shellfish, named for its smooth surface and beautiful red, brown and black patterns. It is the common name of some Claudioside shellfish that are produced in the offshore of China. Widely distributed in the northern and southern waters of China. Rapid growth, short breeding cycle, strong adaptability and long survival time out of water. It is an excellent shellfish suitable for artificial high-density culture and one of the four major cultured shellfish in China.

Edible cooking. Clam has the characteristics of tender meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition and low price. Boiled, cold, fried and stuffed are all delicious. Besides fresh food, you can also make canned food, dried clams and so on.

Meretrix meretrix lives mostly in the inner bay with less wind and waves, and there is an appropriate amount of fresh water injected in the middle and low tide areas, but occasionally coastal islands with high salinity and subtidal zones several meters deep are found; Sandy mudflats with a sediment concentration of 70%~80% have the largest number. In mudflats with less sand content and sandy or gravel areas with less mud content, although there are some, the number is very small.