Deep Lima
| Scientific Name: | Lima profunda |
| Species: | Bivalves (Limidae) |
| Other names: |
Molluscs, Oysters, Fileclams, Cupcake |
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Deep LimaUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as a Molluscs, Oysters, Fileclams and Cupcake.
Found singly or in groups under rocks and over sand and rubble areas.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 4cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific
Most Bivalves are permanently anchored in fissures or depressions in the rock surface of the reef, some may become covered in algae and other marine life.
Other Bivalves swim free, either by a well developed foot or propelled along by a jet of water from their mantle cavity.
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