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Lima scabra
Photo take at -35 ft on a coral reef. small juvenile one around 2 cm long. Flame scallops have a rough outer shell with a red mantle. Surrounding the mantle are red and white tentacles. The flame scallop's vibrant red color is due to the large amount of carotenoids found within their body. Flame scallops can reach 6 cm long. The gills are used for respiration and filtration.
Flame scallops rest in their own nests made of small coral and rocks. Because flame scallops have no photosynthetic properties, the herbivorous flame scallops eat only phytoplankton. During the consumption process, flame scallops sift and sort through the phytoplankton with their gills to determine what is appropriate for ingestion.
Found on coral reef or under rocks in shallow waters from Florida all the Caribbean sea to Central America.
Spotted on Dec 24, 2012
Submitted on Dec 24, 2012
2 Comments
HAHAHA se comen, pero no son realmente parte de la dieta de los locales se comen mas en el golfo :)
¿se comen alli tambien? que bonita..y que rica :-)