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Can you find my Fingerprint? This is likely the male of Coralliocaris sandyi Fingerprint Shrimp. The female was seen on the same dive on the same patch of hard corals :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/51210/fingerprint_shrimp_-_coralliocaris_sandyi.html" title="Fingerprint Shrimp - Coralliocaris sandyi"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/51210_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LWUxrgVGHG4Eo%2F2TaSCpmiy80A0%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Fingerprint Shrimp - Coralliocaris sandyi The Coralliocaris sandyi is known as the Fingerprint Shrimp for the lined markings on its body that makes it looks like fingerprints.<br /> <br /> This one is a female, carrying eggs and they embryos are quite well developed as the tiny spots of black are the eyes.<br /> <br /> They are only found on hard corals, small in size, less than 1 cm and is a rare find. Anilao,Batangas,Coralliocaris sandyi,Fingerprint Shrimp,Geotagged,Philippines,Shrimp,Summer" /></a></figure> Anilao,Batangas,Coralliocaris sandyi,Fingerprint Shrimp,Geotagged,Philippines,Shrimp,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Can you find my Fingerprint?

This is likely the male of Coralliocaris sandyi Fingerprint Shrimp. The female was seen on the same dive on the same patch of hard corals :

Fingerprint Shrimp - Coralliocaris sandyi The Coralliocaris sandyi is known as the Fingerprint Shrimp for the lined markings on its body that makes it looks like fingerprints.<br /> <br /> This one is a female, carrying eggs and they embryos are quite well developed as the tiny spots of black are the eyes.<br /> <br /> They are only found on hard corals, small in size, less than 1 cm and is a rare find. Anilao,Batangas,Coralliocaris sandyi,Fingerprint Shrimp,Geotagged,Philippines,Shrimp,Summer

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The Fingerprint Shrimp

Coralliocaris sandyi is a species of small Coral Shrimp from the family of Palaemonidae.

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

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Uploaded Jun 11, 2017. Captured Aug 22, 2013 18:21 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • DSC-RX100
  • f/4.9
  • 1/100s
  • ISO250
  • 37.1mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.