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Family Ostreidae

EAST ASIA / HAWAII

Crassostrea gigas

Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 1 foot

JAPANESE OYSTER

Edible oyster introduced to Hawaii from Japan.  Common on seawalls in Kane'ohe Bay.  Attains 13 inches.  The North American Blue Point Oyster Crassostrea virginica occurs in Pearl Harbor.