Azorean barnacle
| Scientific name | Megabalanus azoricus |
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| Family | Balanidae |
| FAO code | CRU |
General characteristics of the species
Crustacean that presents a limestone shell, of large dimensions of pink color and with horizontal bands of darker color. The base of the shell is calcified and porous. It lives on the rocky substrate in the infralittoral zone.
| Other information | |
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| Main fishing gear | Manual picking. |
| Main ways of presenting the product | Packed in a polyethylene box. Alive. On ice. |