象拔蚌Geoduck

象拔蚌(Geoduck)是它的俗名，又名 皇帝蚌、女神蛤，其學名為太平洋潛泥蛤（Panopea generosa），是遠東包括華人及日本人崇尚食用的高級海鮮。原產地在美國和加拿大北太平洋，當由尤以華盛頓州及溫哥華海岸盛產。因其又大又多肉的紅管，被人們稱為「象拔蚌」。

Geoduck, scientific name Panopea Generosa, is a species of very large, edible, saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. The common name may be derived from a Native American word meaning "dig deep". The geoduck is native to the west coast of North America. The shell of the clam ranges from 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself very much longer than this: the "neck" or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. The geoduck is both one of the largest clams in the world, and one of the longest-lived animals of any type. (English Wikipedia)
2013-03-01攝於台北上引水產