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Crinoid Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes affinis This Crinoid Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes affinis are small and slender in size, mostly brownish/goldish colour, very well camouflaged in the Crinoid host they lives in. Anilao,Crinoid Commensal Shrimp,Fall,Geotagged,Periclimenes affinis,Philippines,Shrimp Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Crinoid Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes affinis

This Crinoid Commensal Shrimp - Periclimenes affinis are small and slender in size, mostly brownish/goldish colour, very well camouflaged in the Crinoid host they lives in.

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    Patomarazul
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    I think here you may have a Brucecaris species. I say because of the long snout...I paste a few examples here:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianmayes/5415662863
    https://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=930106
    https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/2558_Brucecaris_tenuis.htm
    May be you can double-check in the ID page in FB to see what they say...     Posted 6 years ago

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The Periclimenes affinis

''Periclimenes affinis'' is a species of shrimp found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Leo Zehntner in 1894.

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2016. Captured Oct 30, 2015 10:03 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • DSC-RX100
  • f/11.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 37.1mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.