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
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
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.
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.