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Squat Anemone Shrimp

Thor amboinensis

(de Man, 1888)

Squat Anemone Shrimp

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Summary

Saltwatershrimps. They form a commensal relationship with another invertebrate, usually a shallow water sea anemone.

To be confused with

- Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Periclimenes pedersoni

Characteristics

Size: 0.6 to 1.8 cm.
Colour: Olive brown colour with symmetrically placed white patches edged with thin blue lines.
Shape: Small shrimp growing to a length of about 13 mm, very short tentacles. It characteristically carries its abdomen curved upwards with its tail fan above its head, hence the name Squat!

Habitat environment and ecology

Inhabits reefs. Cleaning shrimp; it has a worldwide distribution and is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Distribution range

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

Author

[Marion Haarsma, feb. 2016]

Literature

- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World Publications.


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Squat Anemone Shrimp

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Diensten

Weekdieren (EU-Habitatrichtlijn)

Mariene soorten en ecologie

Contact

Stichting ANEMOON
Postbus 29
2120 AA Bennebroek

anemoon@cistron.nl

06-11442009

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