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Sydney Rock Oyster

( Saccostrea glomerata )
Description

Other names

Sydney Oyster, Western Rock Oyster (if from WA), Rock Oyster, Commercial Oyster

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • Is a member of the family Ostreidae (true oysters)
  • Not to be confused with Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
  • Can grow to 8cm in length
  • Endemic to Australian waters from VIC north around to WA
  • Commercially farmed
  • Is a type of marine mollusc
  • Found in estuaries, bays and coastal rock platforms
  • Filter feeders
  • The shells make for popular household ornaments
  • Considered Australia’s tastiest oyster
  • Good eating raw or cooked