Giant groupers- Ch-ch-changes
Since the beginning of Our World Under The Waves, I’ve tried to reflect the variety of the world’s sea creatures by introducing obscure animal groups, covering well-known species (e.g. pufferfish) from unusual angles, and everything in between. But…..
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9th December 2025
Armour plating at its most flexible 🛡️
These impressive looking specimens are chitons, sea snails who crawl along the seashore when the tide has come in (and ideally at night) to scrape up tiny algae that grow on the rocks. Unlike limpets, their shell is made of a series of connected plates, not one single dome.
This species, though not the biggest chiton in the world, could still grow to an impressive 15.4cm long. Hence the name of their species, the conspicuous chiton.
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