Variable Thorny Oyster
| Scientific Name: | Spondylus varians |
| Species: | Bivalves (Spondylidae) |
| Other names: |
Spondylus varius, Molluscs, Thorny Oyster, Orange-mouth Thorny Oyster. |
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @blogie in October 2011
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi - Maldives
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Gan - Maldives
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in November 2006
Photographed at: Makunudhoo Island Resort - Maldives
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2006
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Variable Thorny OysterUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2012
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Description
Also known as Spondylus varius, Molluscs, Thorny Oyster and Orange-mouth Thorny Oyster.
Found on coral and rocky reefs,usually attached to back walls of caves and overhangs.
Patterns and colours vary from place to place.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 15-40m
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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