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Oysters
Family Ostreidae


Eventually, an oyster on a rock 'disappears' under a camouflaging layer of barnacles, algae and other encrusting animals that cover the rock. Oysters on the rocks range from small ones about 2cm to large ones 5-10cm.

 

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