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Ancylomenes longicarpus Hamata, Egypt.  Ancylomenes longicarpus,Egypt,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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  1. Wow, that's impressive! Posted 2 years ago
    1. they call these shrimps Bambi shrimps, you can imagine why :-) and they are almost transparent Posted 2 years ago

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''Ancylomenes longicarpus'' is a species of shrimp found from the Red Sea to the Western Pacific.
Its tiny body is transparent with white and purple spots on tail and white line between eyes.
It is often associated with corals from genera ''Xenia'', ''Plerogyra'' and anemones ''Entacmaea quadricolor'', ''Heteractis crispa''.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2022. Captured Nov 11, 2009 09:35 in 7GPQ8959+86.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/600s
  • ISO50
  • 4.68mm