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A Few Common
Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium by James W. Fatherree,
Cleaner Shrimps,
Hippolytid Cleaner Shrimps,
Stenopodid/Boxer Shrimps,
Coral Banded
Shrimp,
P. holthuisi Pix,
Dancing Shrimp,
Harlequin Shrimp,
Pistol Shrimp,
Saron Shrimp,
Shrimp Gobies,
Freshwater Shrimps,
/A Diversity of Aquatic Life
Commensal, Anemone Shrimps, Family
Palaemonidae, Part 3
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| Periclimenes tenuipes.
Tropical Indo-West Pacific. Usually found free living (w/o commensal
relation) in and amongst coral rubble. To 3.5 cm. in length. Variably
red-tipped chelipeds, white line joining eyes. N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait)
picture. |
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| Periclimenes tosaensis. Often confused with P.
holthuisi which it closely resembles. Found on several hosts, most often
anemones of the genus Heteractis. Here on a Euphyllia in N. Sulawesi
(Lembeh Strait). |
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| Periclimenes venustus Bruce 1990. Easily confused
with P. holthuisi (look for large white spot on abdomen on this
species). Found on anemones and hard and soft corals in shallow water
(to 5 m.). At right on a Heliofungia in Mabul and N. Sulawesi, Malaysia.
Below on a Stichodactyla and Plerogyra in N. Sulawesi. The latter
obviously very differently marked... identification based on Debelius'
Crustaceans of the World. |
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| The Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Periclimenes yucantanicus
in its host anemone, Condylactis gigantea off of Cozumel. 3/4-1
in. overall. Also found in association with other tropical West Atlantic
anemones. Cozumel and aquarium images. |
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| Periclimenes sp. An unidentified species on a crinoid
in N. Sulawesi. Poss. color variant of P. amboinensis, cornutus? |
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| Periclimenes sp. 1 Typified by having a large white
abdominal hump patch, banded red and white chelipeds, blue and white
telson with red margin. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Periclimenes sp. 2. Bright white, wide, flat
rostrum like P. imperator, white body chelipeds, eyes, banding like P.
venustus, white antennae, white abdominal hump spot and telson, with
purple highlights on uropods... you got me! N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce 1973. Only species of
the subfamily found in association with corallimorphs. Body as shown,
with small yellow and white spots, otherwise translucent. Indo-West
Pacific; East Africa to Indonesia, Solomon Islands. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Pontonides unciger Calman 1939. Body segments and
coloration closely match the black/whip corals (Cirripathes) they
inhabit. To about 15 mm. in length (yes, small). Indo-Central Pacific;
Red Sea to Indonesia, Australia, Japan, Hawai'i. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Pontonides or Pliopontonia sp.. This one on a
Corallimorpharian. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Urocaridella sp., maybe U. antonbrunii.
Raja Ampat 08. |
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Genus Vir:
| Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda 1984. Often
misidentified as a Periclimenes species (including by me!). Transparent
body with purple antennae, purple line running down each leg and
cheliped... and only found on Plerogyra/Bubble Coral. West Pacific;
Japan, Philippines. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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