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Ambon crinoid shrimp Seen in Cabilao, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband).<br />
A commensal shrimp of the Palaemonidae. To 2 cm (3/4 in.), with white eyestalks and rostrum usually with some white on tip of tail. Color matches host crinoid.<br />
Habitat: Indo Pacific. Fall,Geotagged,Laomenes amboinensis,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge

Ambon crinoid shrimp

Seen in Cabilao, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband).
A commensal shrimp of the Palaemonidae. To 2 cm (3/4 in.), with white eyestalks and rostrum usually with some white on tip of tail. Color matches host crinoid.
Habitat: Indo Pacific.

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''Laomenes amboinensis'' is a species of shrimp found in waters off Indonesia, Queensland, New Caledonia, the Marshall Islands, the Ryukyu Islands and Papua New Guinea. It was first named by Johannes Govertus de Man in 1888, as ''Anchistia amboinensis''.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jul 4, 2016. Captured Oct 9, 2012 03:47 in Cabilao Island Rd, Loon, Bohol, Philippines.
  • DC1400
  • f/13.7
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 15.4mm