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Red-Claw Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes
6.95074, 125.671
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Thin-arm Shrimp, Long-arm Shrimp, Ghost Shrimp, Glass Shrimp, Transparent Commensal Shrimp, Invisible Shrimp and Red-scissor Commensal Shrimp. (Formerly - Periclimenes tenuipes)
Almost completely transparent except for a few brown lines, with very long arms and red claws.
They feed on parasites, algae and plankton.
Habitat:
Found on sand bottoms and down holes with Mantis Shrimp. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
Notes:
I was trying to take a photo of a mantis shrimp, but I'd gotten too close, so it withdrew into its hidey hole. Suddenly, these nearly transparent cleaner shrimp with thin, long arms came out to play!
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 2, 2011
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