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Whip Coral Shrimp

Pontonides unciger

Description:

This little shrimp (less than haft a cm long) live on whip coral. Whenever I have seen them I have found them in pairs and they usually dangle a "fishing line" in order to attract food.

Habitat:

Coral Reef. Whip Coral. Spotted at Arthur's Rock

1 Species ID Suggestions

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago
Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Pontonides unciger


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4 Comments

Tristan Pragnell
Tristan Pragnell 9 years ago

Wow!

andreweleighton
andreweleighton 9 years ago

Thanks Albert. I changed the ID.

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

@andrew - this is not a Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp.
Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp has variable humps on thorax and abdomen.
I am alos referring to the Book, Crustacea Guide of the World by Helmut Debelius, Page 194 & 195

Amazing !

andreweleighton
Spotted by
andreweleighton

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 25, 2015
Submitted on Feb 28, 2015

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