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Glass Anemone Shrimp

Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Description:

"Periclimenes brevicarpalis can reach a length of 0.5 to 1.0 inch. The body is almost transparent, with some white spots over carapace and tail and orange spots outlined in black over the caudal fin. Males are larger than females and have more white spots." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periclimene...

Habitat:

This species lives symbiotically with sea anemones, corals and jelly fish

Notes:

About 2.5 cm. Depth of about 6 m. Night dive. Secret Bay, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

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4 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 11 years ago

Thank you RiekoS :-)

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Very nice.

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 11 years ago

Thank you Ali :-)

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Beautiful!

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013

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