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Family Gnathophylliidae, Harlequin Shrimps
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Bob Fenner |
Hymenocera picta Hawai'i
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Family Gnathophyllidae, Harlequin Shrimp. Four genera.
These shrimp are distinguished by their very stout, broad bodies and large
paddle like front legs.
| Hymenocera elegans Tropical Indo-West Pacific; Red
Sea to Australia. Here in N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait). Body spots are
brown circled in Blue. Occur almost always in pairs. Live in shallow water
feeding on echinoderms, principally seastars. |
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| Hymenocera picta Dana 1852, the Eastern Harlequin
Shrimp. Anterior first pair of legs look like tweezers, second pair
covering them. First antennae flap-like... waved around side to side. Live
in pairs only. Noted for their feeding exclusively on echinoderms;
starfish and urchins. Central Pacific. To about an inch and a half in
length. Aquarium photo. Have red body spots encircled in yellow. |
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