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Elongated giant clam

Scientific name: Tridacna maxima

Size: Up to 24 inches

Color: Colorful (blue, green, purple)

Distinguishing feature: Asymmetrical white shell and elongated with a lateral view. Possessing generally 5 (up to 7) ribs. Many short and tight scales. Skin wide and often blue.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt

Elongated giant clam of Mayotte

Elongated giant clam

Scientific name: Tridacna maxima

Size: Up to 24 inches

Color: Colorful (blue, green, purple)

Distinguishing feature: Asymmetrical white shell and elongated with a lateral view. Possessing generally 5 (up to 7) ribs. Many short and tight scales. Skin wide and often blue.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt

In detail

During the day, he lets appear his skin to ensure photosynthesis.

It is able to close it shell very quickly, breaking anything that would find half in the shell.

It's a species that is on the red list, particularly because of the consumption of its flesh, which is now prohibited for sale.

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