Blue boxer shrimp
Scientific name : Stenopus tenuirostris
Very long claws, held in a typical enlarge posture. Body covered with short bristles. Typical banded pattern on claws and abdomen, with red-white and yellow bands. Blue carapace, blue eggs (in the above photo a female with eggs). 2 cm.
Not easy to see, it hides under stones in bay, lagoon, back reef.
Well identified by the blue carapace and the typical banding from other Stenopus species.
Associated organisms It is probably a cleaner.
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
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