|
Related FAQs: Harlequin Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimps 1, Cleaner Shrimps 2, Coral Banded Shrimp, Dancing Shrimp, Pistol Shrimp, Saron Shrimp, Shrimp Identification, Shrimp Selection, Shrimp Behavior, Shrimp Compatibility, Shrimp Systems, Shrimp Feeding, Shrimp Reproduction, Shrimp Disease, Crustacean Identification, Crustacean Selection, Crustacean Behavior, Crustacean Compatibility, Crustacean Systems, Crustacean Feeding, Crustacean Disease, Crustacean Reproduction, Related Articles: Shrimps, A Few Common Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium by James W. Fatherree, Stenopus hispidus/Coral Banded Shrimp, Dancing Shrimp, Pistol Shrimp, Saron Shrimp, Periclimenes holthuisi Pix, Biological Cleaners, /A Diversity of Aquatic Life Family Gnathophylliidae, Harlequin Shrimps | 
| Bob Fenner | Hymenocera picta Hawai'i |
Family Gnathophyllidae, Harlequin Shrimp. Four genera. These shrimp are distinguished by their very stout, broad bodies and large paddle like front legs. | Hymenocera elegans Tropical Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to Australia. Here in N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait). Body spots are brown circled in Blue. Occur almost always in pairs. Live in shallow water feeding on echinoderms, principally seastars. | 
|
Bigger PIX:
The images in this table are linked to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images to go to the larger size. |  MD.JPG) |
| Hymenocera picta Dana 1852, the Eastern Harlequin Shrimp. Anterior first pair of legs look like tweezers, second pair covering them. First antennae flap-like... waved around side to side. Live in pairs only. Noted for their feeding exclusively on echinoderms; starfish and urchins. Central Pacific. To about an inch and a half in length. Aquarium photo. Have red body spots encircled in yellow. | 
|
|
|
