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Common Name: edible oyster
Taxonomy: available through 
Size: up to 110 mm
Native Range:
Northeastern Atlantic Ocean from
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Reported off coastal areas of California, Washington (Cohen 2004),
Means of Introduction:
Status:
Established on the
Impact of Introduction: Unknown. Females mature at 50 mm; spawns in the summer, can produce over one million eggs, larvae settle within 30 days; suspension feeders; densities can reach 300 per square yard.
Remarks: Found in estuarine waters to a depth of about 10 m. Prefers areas with firm bottoms of rock, gravel, sand, silt or mud.
References
Jackson, A., 2003. Ostrea edulis. Native oyster. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 25/07/03]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Ostedu.htm>
Author: Amy Benson
Revision Date: 4/20/2004 Citation for this information:
Amy Benson. 2009. Ostrea edulis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=118> Revision Date: 4/20/2004
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