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Home > Invertebrates
> Bivalves > Pinctada galtsoffi
Updated 7/28/2019
Family Pteriidae
HAWAII
Pinctada
galtsoffi

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Blowhole, Oahu, 30
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Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet
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Juvenile, Kewalo, Oahu, 80 feet |
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Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet |
Pokai Bay, Oahu, 15 feet |
Mahi Wreck, Oahu, 80 feet |
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Sand Island, Oahu, 12 feet |
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HAWAIIAN PEARL OYSTER
Uncommon at any depth
basally attached to the substrate. Easily identified by ragged
margins. Attains diameter of at least 12
inches. Formerly
abundant and harvested to near-extinction at Pearl Harbor and Pearl
& Hermes Reef. It is illegal to collect this species.
Endemic to Hawai'i. Previously lumped within the Indo-West Pacific
species Pinctada margaritifera.
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