Crenulate Oyster

Dendostrea sandvichensis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth25–87 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 7 records
March: 16 records
April: 17 records
May: 8 records
June: 7 records
July: 2 records
August: 12 records
September: 11 records
October: 8 records
November: 7 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–87 m · Deepest record: 87 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 20 records
24–26 °C: 32 records
26–28 °C: 29 records
28–30 °C: 58 records

Names and classification

English: Crenulate Oyster, Hawaiian Oyster

Names in 1 more languages

Korean: 톱니턱굴

Other scientific names: Dendrostrea sandvichensis, Ostraea sandvichensis, Ostrea kupua, Ostrea nomades, Ostrea sandvicensis, Ostrea sandvichensis, Ostrea sandwichensis, Ostrea semiplicata

Similar species

Leaf oyster
Dendostrea folium
Coon oyster
Dendostrea frons
Dendostrea crenulifera
Dendostrea rosacea
hooded oyster
Saccostrea cuccullata
Fingerprint oyster
Alectryonella plicatula

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
228 open-data records from 1871 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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