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Marbled shrimp

Saron marmoratus

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Description:

Small decapods, main colour can be red, blue or brown,with sprts and blotches, the legs are marked with blue or brown transverse bans.

Habitat:

It is found among coral and coral rubble at the reefs of Indo Pacific. It is nocturnal species and it can vary the colour of its body so that at night it turns primarily red, camouflaging the shrimpin the twilight.

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2019

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