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Dragon Shrimp - Miropandalus hardingi Dragon Shrimp - Miropandalus hardingi, despite its name is actually a very tiny shrimp, usually less than 1 cm in size.  Their colours range from brownish to green depending on the host whip corals they lives in.   They got the name Dragon because of the humps on their back. Anilao,Batangas,Dragon Shrimp,Geotagged,Miropandalus hardingi,Philippines,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Dragon Shrimp - Miropandalus hardingi

Dragon Shrimp - Miropandalus hardingi, despite its name is actually a very tiny shrimp, usually less than 1 cm in size. Their colours range from brownish to green depending on the host whip corals they lives in. They got the name Dragon because of the humps on their back.

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Miropandalus hardingi is a species of shrimp in the family Pandalidae. They are small, about 2 cm and indopacific.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2016. Captured Apr 18, 2016 09:12 in Unnamed Road, Tingloy, Batangas, Philippines.
  • TG-4
  • f/4.9
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 18mm