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Popcorn Shrimp

Hamopontonia corallicola

Description:

Very pretty commensal shrimp,very well camouflaged.

Habitat:

Always found in mushroom corals.

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5 Comments

Blogie
Blogie 9 years ago

Apparently it's not always found in mushroom coral, because the coral shown in these pictures is not a mushroom coral species. I've also seen pictures of H. corallicola on similar-looking coral species.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Truly amazing!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful !

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

WoW Very Nice...

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Looks like an Underwater flower bed!

ShaumingLo
Spotted by
ShaumingLo

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on May 4, 2005
Submitted on Feb 4, 2013

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