It’s been a very productive year for giant clam news with two new species recently described, and no sooner do we get to share the first good aquarium look at the devil giant clam，Tridacna Mbalavuana，现在我们有了另一个神话野兽的另一个人。
这个华丽而大的魔鬼蛤也被收集生态礁农场汤加这似乎对发现该蛤的位置很喜欢。与我们最近向您展示的第一个魔鬼不同，这个标本特别吸引人的迷幻线条网络的同心线网络，制作出与我们熟悉的任何其他物种不同的模式。
话虽这么说，两个人都第一个魔鬼从汤加的生态礁农场，这种模式让人联想到某些标本中可能看到的模式Tridacna derasa，与T. Mbalavuana。The other feature of this devil clam which is quite striking is how narrow its shell is, and how its mantle only extends to the edge of the shell, a distinguishing feature for this species.
我们已经看到underwater footage of this species in Tonga而且，由于它是一位深水专家，因此必须将其壳阀宽大开放，以收集足够的光线以驱动内部藻类农场，从而从中衍生出其能量来生存，成长和繁殖。
到目前为止，我们只看到了大型成人标本Tridacna Mbalavuana, and we have to wonder if this is because the juveniles are much harder to find or if this species is really so rare that the adults are just few and far between. We’ll be keeping an eye on the Tonga giant clam space as we’d love to see more and smaller specimens of the Devil clam in the future.
