European Spiny Lobster

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The European Spiny Lobster (Palinurus elephas), traditionally prized across Mediterranean seafood markets as the ‘crayfish’ or ‘langouste’, is a large, clawless decapod crustacean native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea....

Maxima Clam

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The Maxima Clam (Tridacna maxima), also known as the Small Giant Clam, is one of the most vividly colorful and widely distributed giant clams inhabiting tropical coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific. Anchoring securely into coral heads on sun-drenched reef flats, its...

Pacific Oyster

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas, formerly Crassostrea gigas), also known as the Japanese Oyster, is the world’s most widely cultivated and commercially valuable edible oyster species. Originating in the coastal waters of East Asia, its rapid growth rate,...

California Mussel

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) is a massive, ecologically dominant marine bivalve native to the turbulent, wave-battered rocky coastlines of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Celebrated in ecological science as the quintessential foundation species of rocky...

Mediterranean Mussel

Invertebrates > Mollusks

The Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) is a highly adaptable marine bivalve native to the warm temperate rocky shores of the Mediterranean and Black seas and the eastern North Atlantic. Renowned as a premier culinary delicacy and a foundational ecosystem...