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 eggs. The fish eating the eggs is a Nagasaki damsel (Pomacentrus nagasakiensis).

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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 eggs. The fish eating the eggs is a Nagasaki damsel (Pomacentrus nagasakiensis).