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Palaemonidae Shrimp

Hamodactylus boschmai

Photo by AlbertKang
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Tiny Shrimp, less than 5 mm in size, living among the Soft Corals.
Very well camouflaged.

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Comments (2)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @Mike. I will post the spotting in future with more pics of the Soft Corals in full and also close-up.
MikeUnderwater
Albert think about adding the red coral us well, it’s an amazing spotting even without the shrimp!

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PublishedJune 18, 2014

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