Electric Eye Flashing Fire Shell
| Scientific Name: | Ctenoides ales |
| Species: | Bivalves (Limidae) |
| Other names: |
Molluscs, Oysters, Flame Scallop, File Clam, Fire Clam, Electric Eye Flashing Scallop, Flashing File Shell, Flashing Scallop, Lightening Fire Shell, Lightening Scallop. |
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Electric Eye Flashing Fire ShellUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Electric Eye Flashing Fire ShellUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Electric Eye Flashing Fire ShellUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Electric Eye Flashing Fire ShellUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh Resort - Indonesia
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Electric Eye Flashing Fire ShellUploaded by: @blogie in June 2011
Photographed at: Maxima Beach Resort, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
Caption: Spotted this "disco clam" inside a shallow cave.
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Description
Also known as a Molluscs, Oysters, Flame Scallop, File Clam, Fire Clam, Electric Eye Flashing Scallop, Flashing File Shell, Flashing Scallop, Lightening Fire Shell and Lightening Scallop.
Found in fissures of rock walls.
As the shell moves its lips it produces a lightening flash.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 8cm
Depth - 5-30m
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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