Bear paw Clam (Hippopus hippopus) on detrital background. Rare in some areas of the lagoon due to overfishing. New Caledonia.

sea bottom coral reef lagoon new caledonia adult alone overview underwater shot tropical sea south pacific ocean unesco's world heritage cites appendix 2 bear paw clam (hippopus hippopus) hippopus least concern (iucn) lc february saltwater species nobody new caledonian barrier reef marine area area reef landform earth's crust melanesia oceania continent stage of development individual enumeration shot sea pacific ocean world sea and ocean environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment convention on international trade in endangered species of wild species giant clam (tridacnidae sp) bivalve / lamellibranche mollusk wild animal tridacnidae bivalvia / lamellibranchia conchifera mollusca inarticulata protostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota low risk (iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species month of year aquatic species species particularity benthons sea bottoms coral reefs barrier reef barrier reefs coralreef coralreefs lagoons adults single lonely only solo one lone overviews global sight global sights full length subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures tropical seas tropical oceans tropical ocean world heritage site bear paw clams (hippopus hippopus) horse's hoof clam (hippopus hippopus) strawberry clam (hippopus hippopus) least concern species salt water species marine species with nobody lagons de nouvelle caledonie hippopus hippopus