
Coleman Shrimp
Seen in Malapascua, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband).
Comensal shrimp (Palaemonidae). To 2 cm (3/4 in.): Yellowish tan undercolor with a pattern of large dark reddish brown spots. Live exclusively in association with Variable Fire Urchin, Asthenosoma varium.
Habitat: West Pacific from Indonesia and Philippines to Australia.

''Periclimenes colemani'' is a species of saltwater shrimp found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean that was first described in 1975. ''
Similar species: Decapods
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Uploaded Jul 3, 2016. Captured Oct 17, 2012 04:12 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.