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[Marty Bess]

What's the name of this creature I took a picture off at Grand Cayman two weeks ago?

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• Marty Bess
• Jun 11, 2019

 

[arcticat99]

from the top view it looks like a flame scallop to me

 

[sea_ledford]

Looks like a Rough Fileclam/Flame Scallop

 

[Marty Bess]

Thanks!!

 

[agilis]

You can buy them in aquarium stores. They are among the most common invertebrates in the pet trade.

 

[Marty Bess]

You can buy them in aquarium stores. They are among the most common invertebrates in the pet trade.

Now that I know the name I see plenty of aquarium videos about them. It was the first I had seen. I've only dove Caribbean islands and lakes.

 

[WeRtheOcean]

Now that I know the name I see plenty of aquarium videos about them. It was the first I had seen. I've only dove Caribbean islands and lakes.

The Caribbean has them, too:
Ctenoides scaber - Wikipedia