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Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Schenkel, 1902) Glass anemone shrimp |
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photo by
Harasti, David |
| Family: | Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps) | |||
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| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 15 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Mozambique to Japan, Australia and Papua New Guinea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body is transparent with large white spots. Four to five orange spots with a black ring are present on the tail fan. Purplish-blue rings are present near the joints and tips of pereiopods. Rostrum well-developed, with five to six dorsal, and two ventral teeth. Females are generally larger. | |||
| Biology: | Minimum depth from Ref. 83472. Epizoic, Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Associated with giant anemones (Ref. 113378). Usually found in pairs. Occasionally found on hard corals (Ref. 125532). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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