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Crinoid Snapping Shrimp

Synalpheus stimpsonii

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

Small Shrimp, around 4 cm in size, has 1 claw bigger than the other, which it uses to snap to stun preys.
Lives exclusively, usually in pairs under Crinoid, hence its name.

Habitat:

Tropical Coral Reef

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Crustacea Filipiniana
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Wildlife of South East Asia

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PublishedOctober 28, 2015

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