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Family Gnathophylliidae,
Harlequin Shrimps
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Bob Fenner
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Hymenocera picta
Hawaii
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Family Gnathophylliidae: Bumblebee Shrimp
Family Hymenoceridae: Harlequin Shrimp. Four genera.
| Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus. Spiny Tiger Shrimp.
Live in algae and sponge thickets. KBR 2011 |
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Genus Hymenocera: 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. Now considered the same species as H. picta. |
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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. E. to Central
Pacific. To about an inch and a half in length. Aquarium
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