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Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides unciger
7.16233, 125.763
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Sea Whip Coral Shrimp, Whip Shrimp and Wire Coral Shrimp. This shrimp has a transparent body with purple antennae and horizontal purple lines down its length. They feed on parasites, algae and plankton, and grow to a length of about 1.5cm.
This might be a color form of P. unciger. The body is more translucent than typical, and the opaque bands are white instead of orange or brown.
Habitat:
Found exclusively on the Giant Black Coral Whip (Cirrhipathes sp.), at depths of 3 to 55m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
Notes:
I photographed this shrimp at a dive site called East Point, in Barangay Tagpopongan, Samal Island, during a day dive.
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Photographed
PublishedDecember 7, 2011
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