How deep does the Smooth Giant Clam live?

The Smooth Giant Clam (Tridacna derasa) is typically found at 0–20 m.

How big does the Smooth Giant Clam get?

The Smooth Giant Clam grows to about 60 cm.

Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–20 m
Max size: 60 cm
IUCN status: EN

One of the giant clams, it can grow to about sixty centimetres and farms its own food, hosting algae in its fleshy mantle that feed it with sunlight on reef flats and atoll lagoons. Once common, it has been so heavily collected for meat and shell that it is now listed as endangered.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae › Tridacna

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 382205.

FAQ

How deep does the Smooth Giant Clam live?: The Smooth Giant Clam (Tridacna derasa) is typically found at 0–20 m.
How big does the Smooth Giant Clam get?: The Smooth Giant Clam grows to about 60 cm.