[5] The mantle usually has a pattern of wavy stripes or spots, and may be various mixtures of orange, yellow, black and white, often with brilliant blue or green lines.

The breeding season of the southern giant clam usually occurs in spring and summer, although they may be induced to spawn through the year.

[13] The southern giant clam is a popular food item and aquarium species, and has therefore been hunted extensively throughout its natural habitat.

[6] This occurred at the MMDC Giant Clam Hatchery in Palau, which focused on Tridacna derasa in pioneering large-scale developments.

[14] This article incorporates text from the ARKive fact-file "Tridacna derasa" under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and the GFDL.