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Harlequin shrimp
Hymenocera elegans
-8.27819, 115.593
Field Notes
Description:
Hymenocera picta, commonly known as the harlequin shrimp, is a species of saltwater shrimp found at coral reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. It is usually considered the only species in the genus Hymenocera,but some split it into two species: H. picta from the central and east Pacific where the spots are deep pinkish-purple with a yellow edge, and H. elegans from the Indian Ocean and west Pacific where the spots are more brownish and have a blue edge
Habitat:
Volcanic ash bottom at Tulamben, Bali
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