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Tom Watson, Theofanes Isamu and Germance Taro examine a large "fugu" pufferfish (Tetradon stellatus) speared by a night diver in the MMDC Giant Clam Nursery in Malakal Harbor, Republic of Palau. Inside the puffer's mouth at the time it was killed was a fragment of freshly broken shell from a 3-year-old cultured giant clam, Tridacna derasa. The appearance of this fish coincided with a rash of unexplained crushing predation in the MMDC ocean clam nursery.

Germance and Tom dissect the puffer and examine the stomach contents, which include several freshly killed marine invertebrates but no obvious clam remains. Still, the presence of the clam fragment in the puffer's mouth, its formidable teeth and the circumstantial evidence of freshly crushed clams in the ocean nursery suggested to us that this fish might be a potentialy serious predator on established giant clam nurseries.

The smooth puffer is known as "fugue" in Japan, where it is a highly prized seafood delicacy which can be deadly if not prepared properly. In the video Germance comments (in Palauan) that if the gonads (eggs) of this fish are fed to a dog, the dog will be dead within five minutes.

Thanks to Germance Taro, Thomas Watson, Theofanes Isamu and the staff of the MMDC. This video footage was shot at the MMDC in 1988 by Gerald Heslinga, with the support of NMFS/NOAA, the US National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration.

Thanks to the Republic of Palau Ministry of National Resources, its Bureau of Resources and Development, and its Division of Marine Resources for assistance.


Selected References:

Beckvar, N. 1981. Cultivation, spawning and growth of the giant clams Tridacna gigas, T. derasa and T. squamosa in Palau, Caroline Islands. Aquaculture 24: 21-30.

Fitt, W. K., C. R. Fisher, and R. R. Trench. 1986. Contribution of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum to the nutrition, growth and survival of larval and juvenile tridacnid clams. Aquaculture 55: 5-22.

Fitt, W. K., G. A. Heslinga, and T. C. Watson. 1992. Use of antibiotics in the mariculture of giant clams (F. Tridacnidae). Aquaculture 104: 1-10.

Fitt, W. K., G. A. Heslinga, and T. C. Watson. 1993. Utilization of dissolved inorganic nutrients in growth and mariculture of the tridacnid clam Tridacna derasa. Aquaculture 109: 27-38.

Hastie, L. C., T. C. Watson, T. Isamu and G. A. Heslinga. 1992. Effect of nutrient enrichment on Tridacna derasa seed: dissolved inorganic nitrogen increases growth rate. Aquaculture 106: 41-49.

Heslinga, G. A. 1989. Biology and culture of the giant clam. In: Manzi, J. and M. Castagna (eds.), Clam Mariculture in North America. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 461 p.

Heslinga, G. A. and W. K. Fitt. 1987. The domestication of reef-dwelling clams, BioScience 37: 332-339.

Heslinga, G. A., Perron, F. E. and Orak, O. 1984. Mass culture of giant clams (f. Tridacnidae) in Palau. Aquaculture 39: 197-215.

Heslinga, G. A., Watson, T. C. and T. Isamu. 1990. Giant Clam Farming. Pacific Fisheries Development Foundation (NMFS/NOAA). 179 p.

Maruyama, T. and G. A. Heslinga. 1997. Fecal discharge of zooxanthellae in the giant clam Tridacna derasa, with reference to their in situ growth rate. Marine Biology 127: 473-477.

Perron, F E., G. A. Heslinga and J. O. Fagolimul. 1985. The gastropod Cymatium muricinum, a predator on juvenile tridacnid clams. Aquaculture 48: 211-221.

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