Bivalve Mollusk Broadcast Spawning | Japan

This is a female bivalve of indeterminate species engaged in broadcast spawning. The bivalve is embedded in the coral reef. The orange strands comprise thousands upon thousands of tiny eggs. There is a Nagasaki Damsel (Pomacentris nagasakiensis) in the background. It is rushing in to eat the eggs.

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This is a female bivalve of indeterminate species engaged in broadcast spawning. The bivalve is embedded in the coral reef. The orange strands comprise thousands upon thousands of tiny eggs. There is a Nagasaki Damsel (Pomacentris nagasakiensis) in the background. It is rushing in to eat the eggs.