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Family: Ostreidae oysters (See list of species below)

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43 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Alectryonella haliotidaea []	Alectryonella plicatula [Fingerprint oyster]	No picture found Anomiostrea coralliophila []
No picture found Booneostrea cucullina []	No picture found Crassostrea commercialis [Sydney cupped oyster]	No picture found Crassostrea inequivalvis []
No picture found Crassostrea paulucciae []	Dendostrea folium [Leaf oyster]	Dendostrea frons [Frond oyster]
No picture found Dendostrea glaucina []	No picture found Dendostrea inaequivalvis []	No picture found Dendostrea turbinata []
No picture found Dendrostrea folium [Foliate oyster]	No picture found Empressostrea kostini []	No picture found Empressostrea philippinarum []
Lopha cristagalli [Cock's comb oyster]	No picture found Magallana belcheri [Belcher's cupped oyster]	Magallana bilineata [Indian backwater oyster]
Magallana gigas [Giant cupped oyster]	No picture found Magallana nippona []	No picture found Magallana rivularis []
No picture found Nanostrea fluctigera []	No picture found Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis []	No picture found Ostrea cucullata [Cucullate rock oyster]
No picture found Ostrea denselamellosa [Lamellated oyster]	No picture found Ostrea futamiensis []	No picture found Ostrea palmipes []
Planostrea pestigris [Palmate oyster]	No picture found Pretostrea rosacea []	No picture found Pustulostrea pseudangulata []
No picture found Pustulostrea tuberculata []	No picture found Saccostrea circumsuta []	Saccostrea cuccullata [Hooded oyster]
No picture found Saccostrea echinata [Spiny rock oyster]	No picture found Saccostrea glomerata [New Zealand rock oyster]	No picture found Saccostrea kegaki []
No picture found Saccostrea malabonensis [Philippines hooded oyster]	No picture found Saccostrea scyphophilla [Coral rock oyster]	No picture found Saccostrea spathulata []
No picture found Striostrea margaritacea [Sand oyster]	No picture found Striostrea parasitica []	No picture found Talonostrea talonata []
No picture found Undulostrea megodon [Megodon oyster]

43 Species of Family Ostreidae
(oysters)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alectryonella haliotidaea		Indo-Pacific.
Alectryonella plicatula	Fingerprint oyster	Indo-West Pacific.	8.4 SHL
Anomiostrea coralliophila		Indo-West Pacific.
Booneostrea cucullina		Indo-Pacific.
Crassostrea commercialis	Sydney cupped oyster	To be filled.	25 ShL
Crassostrea inequivalvis		Indo-West Pacific.
Crassostrea paulucciae		Western Pacific.
Dendostrea folium	Leaf oyster	Indo-West Pacific	10 SHH
Dendostrea frons	Frond oyster	Western Central Pacific a	5 SHL
Dendostrea glaucina		Western Pacific
Dendostrea inaequivalvis		Indo-Pacific.
Dendostrea turbinata		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrostrea folium	Foliate oyster	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHH
Empressostrea kostini		Western Central Pacific
Empressostrea philippinarum		Western Central Pacific
Lopha cristagalli	Cock's comb oyster	Indo-Pacific	20.5 SHL
Magallana belcheri	Belcher's cupped oyster	Indo-Pacific.
Magallana bilineata	Indian backwater oyster	Indo-Pacific.	20.88 SHL
Magallana gigas	Giant cupped oyster	Northwest Pacific. Intro	45 SHL
Magallana nippona		Northwest Pacific
Magallana rivularis		Western Pacific
Nanostrea fluctigera		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis		Indo-West Pacific
Ostrea cucullata	Cucullate rock oyster	Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Ostrea denselamellosa	Lamellated oyster	Western Pacific.
Ostrea futamiensis		Western Pacific.
Ostrea palmipes		Western Central Pacific
Planostrea pestigris	Palmate oyster	Indo-West Pacific	15 SHH
Pretostrea rosacea		Western Pacific.
Pustulostrea pseudangulata		Western Central Pacific
Pustulostrea tuberculata		Western Pacific.
Saccostrea circumsuta		Central Pacific
Saccostrea cuccullata	Hooded oyster	Indo-Pacific and Eastern	20 SHL
Saccostrea echinata	Spiny rock oyster	Western Pacific.
Saccostrea glomerata	New Zealand rock oyster	Indo-West Pacific.	5 SHL
Saccostrea kegaki		Western Central Pacific
Saccostrea malabonensis	Philippines hooded oyster	Western Pacific Japan an
Saccostrea scyphophilla	Coral rock oyster	Indo-West Pacific.
Saccostrea spathulata		Indo-West Pacific.
Striostrea margaritacea	Sand oyster	Eastern Atlantic and Indo	18 SHL
Striostrea parasitica		Western Pacific.
Talonostrea talonata		Western Central Pacific
Undulostrea megodon	Megodon oyster	Central Atlantic and Paci

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