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Family: Ostreidae oysters (See list of species below)

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88 species 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 Booneostrea subucula []	No picture found Crassostrea ariakensis [Suminoe oyster]
No picture found Crassostrea brasiliana [Mangrove oyster]	No picture found Crassostrea columbiensis [Columbia black oyster]	No picture found Crassostrea commercialis [Sydney cupped oyster]
No picture found Crassostrea corteziensis [Cortez oyster]	No picture found Crassostrea guyanensis []	No picture found Crassostrea hongkongensis []
No picture found Crassostrea inequivalvis []	No picture found Crassostrea paulucciae []	Crassostrea rhizophorae [Mangrove cupped oyster]
No picture found Crassostrea rufa []	No picture found Crassostrea tulipa [West African mangrove oyster]	Crassostrea virginica [American cupped oyster]
No picture found Cryptostrea permollis [Sponge oyster]	Dendostrea folium [Leaf oyster]	Dendostrea frons [Frond oyster]
No picture found Dendostrea glaucina []	No picture found Dendostrea inaequivalvis []	No picture found Dendostrea sandvichensis [Hawaiian oyster]
No picture found Dendostrea turbinata []	No picture found Dendrostrea crenulifera []	No picture found Dendrostrea folium [Foliate oyster]
No picture found Dendrostrea frons ['coon oyster]	No picture found Empressostrea kostini []	No picture found Empressostrea philippinarum []
Lopha cristagalli [Cock's comb oyster]	No picture found Lopha gibsonsmithi []	Magallana angulata [Portuguese 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 Magallana sikamea [Kumamoto oyster]
No picture found Myrakeena angelica [Angel oyster]	No picture found Nanostrea fluctigera []	No picture found Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis []
No picture found Ostrea adriatica []	No picture found Ostrea algoensis []	No picture found Ostrea angasi [Australian mud oyster]
No picture found Ostrea atherstonei [Red flat oyster]	No picture found Ostrea aupouria []	No picture found Ostrea capsa []
No picture found Ostrea chilensis [Chilean flat oyster]	No picture found Ostrea conchaphila [Olympia oyster]	No picture found Ostrea cristata []
No picture found Ostrea cucullata [Cucullate rock oyster]	No picture found Ostrea denselamellosa [Lamellated oyster]	Ostrea edulis [Edible oyster]
No picture found Ostrea equestris [Crested oyster]	No picture found Ostrea futamiensis []	No picture found Ostrea hanleyi []
No picture found Ostrea libella []	No picture found Ostrea lixula []	No picture found Ostrea lurida [Yaquina oyster]
No picture found Ostrea lutaria []	Ostrea megadon []	No picture found Ostrea neostentina []
No picture found Ostrea palmipes []	No picture found Ostrea puelchana []	No picture found Ostreola conchaphila []
No picture found Ostreola equestris []	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 palmula []
No picture found Saccostrea scyphophilla [Coral rock oyster]	No picture found Saccostrea spathulata []	No picture found Striostrea circumpicta []
No picture found Striostrea denticulata [Denticulate rock oyster]	No picture found Striostrea margaritacea [Sand oyster]	No picture found Striostrea parasitica []
No picture found Striostrea prismatica [Stone oyster]	No picture found Talonostrea talonata []	No picture found Teskeyostrea weberi [Threaded oyster]
No picture found Undulostrea megodon [Megodon oyster]

88 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.
Booneostrea subucula		Western Indian Ocean
Crassostrea ariakensis	Suminoe oyster	Northwest Pacific.
Crassostrea brasiliana	Mangrove oyster	Southwest Atlantic
Crassostrea columbiensis	Columbia black oyster	Southeast Pacific and Nor
Crassostrea commercialis	Sydney cupped oyster	To be filled.	25 ShL
Crassostrea corteziensis	Cortez oyster	Eastern Central Pacific a	25 SHL
Crassostrea guyanensis		Western Atlantic.
Crassostrea hongkongensis		Northwest Pacific
Crassostrea inequivalvis		Indo-West Pacific.
Crassostrea paulucciae		Western Pacific.
Crassostrea rhizophorae	Mangrove cupped oyster	Atlantic Ocean	12 NG
Crassostrea rufa		Eastern Central Atlantic
Crassostrea tulipa	West African mangrove oyster	Atlantic Ocean
Crassostrea virginica	American cupped oyster	Western Atlantic and the	30 SHH
Cryptostrea permollis	Sponge oyster	Western Central Atlantic.	3 DL
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 sandvichensis	Hawaiian oyster	Eastern Central Pacific
Dendostrea turbinata		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrostrea crenulifera		Indo-Pacific and the Medi	3.08 TL
Dendrostrea folium	Foliate oyster	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHH
Dendrostrea frons	'coon oyster	Western and Eastern Atla
Empressostrea kostini		Western Central Pacific
Empressostrea philippinarum		Western Central Pacific
Lopha cristagalli	Cock's comb oyster	Indo-Pacific	20.5 SHL
Lopha gibsonsmithi		Western Atlantic.	6.6 DL
Magallana angulata	Portuguese oyster	Northwest Pacific and Nor
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
Magallana sikamea	Kumamoto oyster	Northwest Pacific	6 SHL
Myrakeena angelica	Angel oyster	Eastern Central Pacific
Nanostrea fluctigera		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis		Indo-West Pacific
Ostrea adriatica		Mediterranean Sea
Ostrea algoensis		Southeast Atlantic
Ostrea angasi	Australian mud oyster	Indo-West Pacific
Ostrea atherstonei	Red flat oyster	Western Indian Ocean	10.5 SHL
Ostrea aupouria		Southwest Pacific
Ostrea capsa		Southwest Pacific and the
Ostrea chilensis	Chilean flat oyster	South Pacific Ocean	10 ShL
Ostrea conchaphila	Olympia oyster	Eastern Central Pacific	9 SHD
Ostrea cristata		Northeast Atlantic	3.7 DL
Ostrea cucullata	Cucullate rock oyster	Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Ostrea denselamellosa	Lamellated oyster	Western Pacific.
Ostrea edulis	Edible oyster	Northeast Pacific, Northe	12 SHH
Ostrea equestris	Crested oyster	Northeast Atlantic and So
Ostrea futamiensis		Western Pacific.
Ostrea hanleyi		Indo-Pacific.	3.02 TL
Ostrea libella		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL
Ostrea lixula		Western Atlantic.	6 DL
Ostrea lurida	Yaquina oyster	Eastern Pacific	9 SHL
Ostrea lutaria		Southwest Pacific	8 ShL
Ostrea megadon		Northeast Atlantic
Ostrea neostentina		Northwest Pacific and the
Ostrea palmipes		Western Central Pacific
Ostrea puelchana		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P	7.2 DL
Ostreola conchaphila		Northeast Pacific and Nor
Ostreola equestris		Atlantic Ocean.	4.7 DL
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 palmula		Western Central Atlantic
Saccostrea scyphophilla	Coral rock oyster	Indo-West Pacific.
Saccostrea spathulata		Indo-West Pacific.
Striostrea circumpicta		Northwest Pacific.
Striostrea denticulata	Denticulate rock oyster	Eastern Central Atlantic
Striostrea margaritacea	Sand oyster	Eastern Atlantic and Indo	18 SHL
Striostrea parasitica		Western Pacific.
Striostrea prismatica	Stone oyster	Eastern Pacific and Atlan
Talonostrea talonata		Western Central Pacific
Teskeyostrea weberi	Threaded oyster	Western Central Atlantic.	3.7 DL
Undulostrea megodon	Megodon oyster	Central Atlantic and Paci

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