Fluted clam  (Tridacna squamosa)

Range

Known from the Red Sea and east African coast across the Indo-Pacific to the Pitcairn Islands, and an introduced population exists in the waters around Hawaii (2).

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring CentreView a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Found at the sandy bottom of coral reefs at depths of around 15 to 20 m, typically anchored amidst Acropora corals (9).