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Ensis macha

Ensis macha

(Molina, 1782)
Navaja De Mar

Family: Pharidae
Order: Adapedonta
Class: Bivalvia
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Macha.





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Ensis macha, or navaja or navajuela as it is called in Spanish, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Pharidae. It inhabits the coasts of Peru, Chile and southern Argentina. It is different from the clam colloquially known as the macha in Peru and Chile.

Ensis macha lives in sand or muddy sediments in the subtidal zone, where it can burrow to a depth of up to 13 metres. Ensis macha is one of the world´s economically most significant Ensis species, with a total catch of 6,000 tons in Chile in 1999.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ensis macha. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241257020/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
240307120/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónJorgelina Lopez
176528720/04/2023ArgentinaChubutCamaronesAdrian Braidotti
154788216/02/2022ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
139358104/01/2020ArgentinaRío NegroPuerto San Antonio Este, San AntonioNicolas Olejnik
139358209/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 3 entre Caleta Olivia y provincia de ChubutNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ensis macha – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.