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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Margaritidae (See list of species below)

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17 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Pinctada albina
[Sharks Bay pearl oyster]
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Pinctada anomioides
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Pinctada capensis
[Cape pearl-oyster]
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Pinctada chemnitzii
[Tiled pearl oyster]
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Pinctada fucata
[Japanese pearl oyster]


Pinctada imbricata
[Atlantic pearl-oyster]
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Pinctada inflata
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Pinctada longisquamosa
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Pinctada maculata
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Pinctada margaritifera
[Pacific pearl-oyster]


Pinctada maxima
[Silverlip pearl oyster]
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Pinctada mazatlanica
[Mazatlan pearl oyster]


Pinctada nigra
[]
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Pinctada phuketensis
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Pinctada radiata
[Rayed pearl oyster]
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Pinctada syugillata
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Pinctada vulgaris
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17 Species of Family Margaritidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Pinctada albina Sharks Bay pearl oyster Indo-Pacific.
Pinctada anomioides Indo-West Pacific.
Pinctada capensis Cape pearl-oyster Western Indian Ocean
Pinctada chemnitzii Tiled pearl oyster Western Pacific.
Pinctada fucata Japanese pearl oyster Indo-West Pacific. 8 SHL
Pinctada imbricata Atlantic pearl-oyster Western Atlantic 8.8 SHL
Pinctada inflata Western Indian Ocean
Pinctada longisquamosa Western Central Atlantic 3.93 DL
Pinctada maculata Indo-Pacific and North At 6 ShL
Pinctada margaritifera Pacific pearl-oyster Indo-Pacific 9.8 SHL
Pinctada maxima Silverlip pearl oyster Indo-West Pacific 30 ShL
Pinctada mazatlanica Mazatlan pearl oyster Eastern Pacific
Pinctada nigra Indo-West Pacific.
Pinctada phuketensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Pinctada radiata Rayed pearl oyster Indo-Pacific and the Medi 10.05 SHH
Pinctada syugillata Indo-West Pacific.
Pinctada vulgaris Indo-Pacific



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