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

Ornate shrimp

Scientific name : Periclimenes ornatus


Transparent shrimp with a red reticulated colour pattern on all the body. Claws, legs and tail have finely scattered red dots. White eye stalk and a longitudinal line along the abdomen. 4 cm.
The colour pattern is very distinctive.

Associated organisms
Associated with sea anemones: Heteractis magnifica, Entacmaea spp., Stichodactyla haddoni.


Habitat: Reef front

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific

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