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Plumose Shrimp

Leander plumosus

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Spotted at around 40feet depth underneath some broken corals.

Species ID Suggestions

Longnose shrimp

Leander plumosus
Gerardo Aizpuru
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Comments (9)
Timothy Christian Te
Spotted this one quite by accident, was trying to get position on a clown frogfish (which never came out of its hole).
Blogie
A very valuable find!
Timothy Christian Te
Different places have different names for this shrimp, they all agree on the scientific name and its rarity though.
Gerardo Aizpuru
There is no many info about this shrimp Check this. http://www.nudibranch.org/Sulawesi%20Sea%20Slugs/html/crustaceans/leander-plumosus-01.html
Ashish
This is spotted below sea or at an aquarium.
Ashish
Yes... They are Arthropods..!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn

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Davao Gulf Marine Life
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2012

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