Field marks
Rounder, thicker shell, mostly in low-salinity estuaries; overlaps with the Pacific oyster, molecular ID recommended
- Size
- Large, thick shell; length can exceed 20 cm
- Habitat
- Hard bottoms in low-salinity estuaries
- Distribution
- Estuaries along the Chinese coast, more common in the south
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Counted in
- individuals
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Same family
Other species in Ostreidae
Observations