蚶科 Arcidae 在双壳类中是经济价值较大的一科。其中多数种个体大、肉味鲜美,营养丰富,是人们喜爱的食用贝类;蚶壳不但可以入药,而且可烧制成建筑用灰。蚶科的某些种分布较广,蕴藏量极为丰富,是养殖和捕捞的对象。毛蚶的产量高,价值大,是我区出口的主要水产品种之一。蚶科的多数种属热带和亚热带海区的种类,在潮下带至几十米深的浅海营 Arcidae is one of the more economically valuable subjects in bivalves. Most of these individuals are large, tasty meat, nutrient-rich, is the favorite shellfish; shell not only medicine, but also can be fired into the building ash. Some species of the family are widely distributed, rich reserves, is the object of breeding and fishing. Muddy high yield, great value, is one of the major aquatic products exported to our region. Most of the species belonging to tropical and subtropical regions of the genus Cynoglossus are shallow-sea batches of up to tens of meters below sea level