Whip Coral Shrimp

Description:

Also known as Sea Whip Coral Shrimp, Whip Shrimp and Wire Coral Shrimp. This shrimp has a transparent body with purple antennae and horizontal purple lines down its length. They feed on parasites, algae and plankton, and grow to a length of about 1.5cm. This might be a color form of P. unciger. The body is more translucent than typical, and the opaque bands are white instead of orange or brown.

Habitat:

Found exclusively on the Giant Black Coral Whip (Cirrhipathes sp.), at depths of 3 to 55m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.

Notes:

I photographed this shrimp at a dive site called East Point, in Barangay Tagpopongan, Samal Island, during a day dive.