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あかがい 赤貝
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1. blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell​Usually written using kana alone
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2. Blood cockle​Anadara granosa is a species of ark clam known as the blood cockle due to the red haemoglobin liquid inside. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region from eastern Africa to Australia to Polynesia to Japan. It lives mainly in the intertidal zone at one to two metres water depth, burrowed down into sand or mud. Adult size is about 5 to 6 cm long and 4 to 5 cm wide. It has a high economic value as food, and it is kept in aquaculture.
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