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Scallop

Pecten novaezealandiae

Photo by Max Gallagher
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A New Zealand Scallop. Check out the eyes.

Habitat:

Shallow to mid depths, rocky or sandy bottom.

Notes:

They are bizarre to watch swimming.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Congratulations Max Gallagher! Your spotting is featured in Project Noah's Fact of the Day:"Scallops can be found around the globe in all of our oceans. Unlike most marine bivalve mollusks, scallops are able to swim short distances. They have a well-developed nervous system and have numerous simple eyes situated around the edges of their mantles. The New Zealand Scallop featured here is completely free-living, mobile and somewhat migratory. It is endemic to New Zealand". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154858464415603/?type=1

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Mission
Aotearoa Marine and Coastal -South Island (NZ)

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PublishedOctober 26, 2014

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