![cape salmon fillets - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]](http://images.gondwanastudio.com/xMedia/Images/Photos/CFF_000001-000500/CFF_000142.jpg "cape salmon fillets - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]")
FISH & SEAFOOD : FRESH OR FROZEN
Gordon’s Bay Fisheries is a proud supplier of fresh fish as well as fresh and frozen seafood products.
Oysters [seafood] |
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Crassostrea gigas | |
Other Common NamesWest Coast Oyster/Pacific Oyster Other Scientific Names
EtymologyFeaturesThe oyster is an epifaunal bivalve and the shells of this oyster are rough and the two valves of the shell are slightly different in size and shape, with the right valve being slightly concave. The shell colour usually varies from off white to a darker brownish colour. Size : 10 cm | Weight : kg EcologyC. gigas are suspension/filter feeders that primarily feed on phytoplankton and microalgae. They attach to hard or rocky surfaces in shallow waters, but they can attach to muddy and sandy areas as well DistributionRegulation |
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