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Detailed information on species List of the AqGR

Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)

Taxonomic information

Common name
Pacific cupped oyster
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Ostreoida
Family
Ostreidae
Scientific name
Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)

Species information

Environment
brackish water
Species information
www.sealifebase.ca

Usage information

Use
aquaculture
FAO Species Fact Sheet
www.fao.org
FAO Aquaculture Fact Sheet
www.fao.org
Fischbestände Online fact sheet
www.iucngisd.org

Threat classification

Red List Classification
Alien species - not evaluated
Non-native species – find more details in the Species Factsheet
www.cabi.org