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Hayashidonus japonicus
These shrimp will often perform a dance by raising their rear body and spinning when a beam of light is shone on them! They feed on algae and plankton, and grow to a length of about 2.5cm.
Japanese night shrimp can be seen at night on sandy areas of reefs. They are found widespread across the Pacific.
I photographed this shrimp during a night dive at a depth of about 12m. First time I saw it I was taken aback, because it looked like a cooked shrimp!
Spotted on Nov 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 2, 2011
4 Comments
Wow! Its eyes are huge!
Thanks guys! I'll think about submitting this to the Color Red mission, but I'm hoping there was a mission for Crustaceans...
Thanks for sharing. I love shrimp!!
A good candidate for the Color Red mission!