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Updated 10/4/2025

Family Spondylidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Spondylus candidus

Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Blowhole, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet

CLIFF OYSTER

Common on vertical surfaces exposed to current or surge.  Inner margin is purple with brown ribs.  Pearlfish take shelter within the mantle cavity.  Attains 6 inches.  Red Sea to Japan, Fiji, and Hawaii.  Spondylus tenebrosus and Spondylus violacescens are synonyms.