{"product_id":"tridacna-derasa-6-7-cm","title":"Tridacna derasa 6-7 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTridacna derasa\u003c\/em\u003e (commonly known as the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003esmooth giant clam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003esouthern giant clam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e) is the second-largest species of giant clam in the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhysical Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Grows up to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e60 cm (24 inches \/ about 2 feet)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e in length. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShell:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Thick, heavy, and unusually smooth with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 to 7 vertical folds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e and a relative lack of the heavy scales (scutes) or rough ribs found on other species like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTridacna maxima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTridacna gigas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMantle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Fleshy and brightly colored with wavy stripes, spots, or streaks. Colors include combinations of orange, yellow, black, and white, frequently framed or lined with brilliant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eblue or green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e patterns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat and Range\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic Distribution:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region, including the Coral Triangle, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Philippines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDepth \u0026amp; Environment:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Inhabits clear offshore waters, sandy lagoons, protected outer reef slopes, and shallow coral rubble fields at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 to 20 meters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e (up to 60 feet) deep. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLifestyle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Often referred to as a \"sand clam,\" juveniles attach via byssal threads to hard substrate, while mature clams typically detach and rest directly on sandy bottoms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiet and Biology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotosynthesis:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Relies heavily on symbiotic microalgae (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ezooxanthellae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e) living in its tissues, which use sunlight to produce carbohydrates and nutrients. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeeding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Supplements its energy through filter feeding and absorbing dissolved organic compounds from the water column (phytoplankton is particularly important for smaller specimens under 10 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReproduction:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Starts life as male and transitions into a simultaneous hermaphrodite later on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Aquariumprime Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55640218665289,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/5827\/5657\/files\/20260915_204403.jpg?v=1792173088","url":"https:\/\/aquariumprime.com\/products\/tridacna-derasa-6-7-cm","provider":"Aquariumprime Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}