Shellfish at Shizuoka Parche Fish Market!

I had been long due for a visit at the Fish Market inside Parche Department Store located at Shizuoka City JR Station!
It seems we are in a season particularly favorable for shellfish!
The variety will drive an expat crazy!
OK, let’s have a look!

Sudaregai/すだれ貝: Venus clam!

Tairagi/玉珧 (also called Tairagai/平貝): pen shell!

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Shirobai/白蛽、白海蠃、白海螄: white Japanese ivory shell, white Japanese babylon!

Tsubugai/螺貝 (or Tsubu/螺): whelk!

Chigai/稚貝: small Scallops!

Hotate/帆立: scallop!

Hokkigai/北寄貝: Sakhalin surf clam (also called Ubagai/姥貝)!

Honbinosugai/ホンビノスガイ: hard clam, Northern quahog!

Umi Tsubo/海つぼ: Japanese ivory shell, Japanese Babylon（also called Bai (or Baigai)/ 蛽、海蠃、海螄 )!

Kotobushi/床臥・常節: small abalone!

Iso Tsubugai/磯つぶ貝: Small whelk variety Buccinum middendorff Verkruzen, 1882 (also called Ezobai/蝦夷バイ)

Isomono/いそも: Top-shell (also called Bateira/馬蹄螺)!

Asari/浅利: Japanese littleneck, Manila clam!

More Hotate/帆立: scallopｓ!

And to finish, more Hokkigai/北寄貝: Sakhalin surf clam (also called Ubagai/姥貝)!

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