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Animal realm > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Malacostraca > Decapods > Shrimps > Palaemonidae > Pontoniinae > Anemone shrimp

Anemone shrimp

Scientific name : Periclimenes brevicarpalis


Transparent shrimp, with large round white spots. The larger one, on carapace, can have a reticulated pattern. The larger specimens, usually females, have more spots along the abdomen. Claws and legs with blue joints. The tail ends with 5 eyespots, black with orange center. 4 cm.
Other transparent shrimps can be found in the same environment, like Periclimenes venustus and Periclimenes magnificus the white spots, and especially the tail's black ans orange eyespots, are distinctive.

Associated organisms
Always in association with sea anemones, more commonly with Cryptodendrum adhaesivum.


Habitat: Reef front

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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Periclimenes brevicarpalis MATTEO GUARDINI
Red sea, Sharm El Sheikh
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