Fluted Giant Clam
Scientific Name: Tridacna squamosa
Species: Bivalves (Tridacnidae)
Other names: Molluscs, Clams, Fluted Clam, Fluted Giant Clam Seashell, Scaly Giant Clam, Scaled Clam, Squamosa Clam.
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Makunudhoo Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Challenger Bay - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @blogie in August 2011
Photographed at: Marissa 2 Dive Site, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @Arpad in June 2011
Photographed at: Red Sea - Sudan
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Makunudhoo Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in February 2007
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Gan - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Fluted Giant ClamUploaded by: @Arpad in June 2011
Photographed at: - Sudan
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Description
Also known as Molluscs, Clams, Fluted Clam, Fluted Giant Clam Seashell, Scaly Giant Clam, Scaled Clam and Squamosa Clam.
Found on coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on plankton.
Length 40cm
Depth 2-20m
Widespread Indo-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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The Fluted Giant Clam is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 30 times by users @fishx6 @blogie @Arpad
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