
Small giant clam
Tridacna maxima
- Grows to
- 42 cm (1.4 ft)
- Group
- Mollusk
- Family
- Cardiidae
Where to see it
Known from Egyptian Red Sea, Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Komodo, Maldives, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.
Source: GBIF.
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