Sea Clams

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Sea clams

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Bivalvia

Size

Ku fika eka 1,2 m.

Nhlamuselo

Yina matlhelo yambirhi lawa ya fanaka swinene. Xivumbeko xa yona xiendla S kambe zig-zag kumbe yi loloka kunene. Muhlovo ku tala kuva wa buraweni wo vonikela kuya eka ntima. Kukulela endzeni ka xikhamba swiendla leswaku yikuma vutumbelo.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wukurile swinene kutlula 30 000 wa tinxakaxaka. Tinxaka leti tikatsa ti scallops, clams, oysters nati mussels. Tinxaka leti tinwana ti tumbela e hansi ka sava/sandi. Leti kotaka ku hlambela iti ntsongo swinene. Hixitalo leswi dyekaka kusuka endzeni i swirho swa xihundla. Kuva tinxaka leti ti andzisana swiendliwa hikuva yitshikela matandza. Ahito tala leti tshikelaka matandza.

Swakudya

Yi dya swimilani swale matini kambe ya hlawula swinene.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka malwandle hinkwawo ya misava.

Common species

Giant clam (Tridacna maxima)
Thorny oyster (Spondylus sp.)
Zig zag oyster (Lopha folium)