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Stinging Hydroid Commensal Shrimp

Hippolyte sp.

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

This Commensal Shrimp is very tiny, around 7-8 mm in size and slender.
And they are so well camouflaged among the Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina) they lives in, even taking on light/white patches on its back, which is similar to the top of the Hydroid as shown Pics#3 & 4, which also shows how tiny they are.
This particular Shrimp is also carrying a Parasite, the swollen bulge on the left of its face (seen in Pic#1 & #2).

Habitat:

Tropical reefs, among Stinging Hydroid

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