Hooded oyster
Saccostrea cuccullata
Category: Clams & Mussels
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Ostreidae
- Genus
- Saccostrea
Where to Find
Found in 18 diving areas across 11 countries and 4 regions.
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 10 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 143 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 4 records
- Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 4 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 16 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 12 records
- Dar es Salaam & Offshore Islands, Tanzania - 142 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 4 records
- Eilat, Israel - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 4 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 3 records
- Sumatra, Indonesia - 1 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 2 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records