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Harlequin shrimp

Hymenocera elegans

Photo by ShaumingLo
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one of the most beautiful , sought-after macro species for underwater photographer.

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Comments (15)

Thanks ShaumingLo......Amazing spotting!
Hi AnnalisaD, this little shrimp is feeding on star fish at shallow water, it is RARE, but once found can be easily spotted again in the same place, about 2cm in size .
Can you tell us more about this little guy? ....the pictures are very beautiful!
Hi CherreyMae, sorry for my late reply, i am in Malaysia now and will go back to Davao Jan 4 2012. The diving certification should be around 10,500pesos for open water diver. Let me know if you could not find a good instructor. and this shrimp is too beautiful and too small to consume, hehehehe
Shauming, I'll be moving to Lapu-Lapu next year, do you have any idea how much is the cost for diving lessons?
wow! who would like to eat this?! It's too beautiful hehe
Thanks for all your appreciation of this spotting.
ok Nichole, good to know ; )
Very awesome color and patterning! Nice spotting! (@ celine - they shouldn't change the category. It's an arthropod, and doesn't have a place in the other categories = )
very nice photo ! and what a specimen ! (but you should change the category)
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011

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