Fishing for Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

The Pacific oyster is a large bivalve with an extremely rough, irregular, elongated shell bearing sharp radial folds, whitish with purple or dark streaks. Native to Asia, it is farmed worldwide and cements to hard surfaces in sheltered bays and estuaries. The shell can exceed 16 inches. Once settled it lives fixed, tolerating a wide range of salinity and temperature. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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