Species FAO code: OFO

Ostrea lurida

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Auster (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Westamerikanische Auster	–
Belgium	fr Huitre nl Oester	–
Czech Republic	cs Ústřice cs Ústřice	–
Denmark	da Stillehavsøsters	–
France	fr huître plate du Pacifique	–
Germany	de Westamerikanische Auster de Auster (also with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Luxembourg	de Westamerikanische Auster fr huître plate du Pacifique	–
Netherlands	nl Olympia oester	–
Slovenia	sl zahodnoameriška ostriga sl ostrige (with the indication of the geographic origin)	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	86.0 kcal
Total fat	0.96 g
Saturates	0.187 g
Carbohydrate	3.57 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	14.67 g
Salt	1502.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864

Scientific name

Ostrea lurida

Author

Carpenter, 1864

Rank

Species

FAO code

OFO

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderOstreoida
  - FamilyOstreidae
    - GenusOstrea
      - SpeciesOstrea lurida

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Oysters
    - 0307 11 — Live, fresh or chilled
      - 0307 11 10 — Flat oysters (of the genus Ostrea), live and weighing (shell included) not more than 40 g each
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - Molluscs
    - 1605 56 00 — Clams, cockles and arkshells

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Ostrea lurida

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast